Pope Excommunicates King Henry VIII - Coincidence?

I wonder if there is any coincidence that Pope Benedict XVI just made his recent statements about Protestant Churches not really being churches but are "ecclesial communities" (which seems to me to be a dig at both Protestant Churches and the Base Ecclesial Communities that are a key to Liberation Theology) ... AND...on this day in history:

... in 1533, July 11, Pope Clement VII excommunicates England's King Henry VIII for remarrying after his divorce.

Probably just a coincidence...but, who knows...?