During a Nuptial between a Catholic and non-Catholic, the Officiant [Priest or Deacon] blesses the couple. During the baptism of a child, the Officiant [Priest or Deacon] blesses the mother, father and godparents of the child as well as all assembled. If I can bless a car, why not a Protestant? My mother is Protestant! Rev. Robert J. Sweeney, www.holyrosary-ny.com
The Protestant church separated from the Catholic church during the Renaissance.
England. Germany was divided after Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic Church, and started a new church, now called the Lutheran church.
The name "catholic" means universal, so the "catholic church" is all the believers in Christ all over the world. The organized church was more (or less) one church until the Eastern Orthodox church split from the Roman Catholic church, which was (and is) headquartered in Rome. At the time of the Protestant Reformation, the Protestant churches left the rule of the Roman Catholic church and formed their own denominations (such as Lutherans, Baptists, Presbyterians). Sometimes people use the term "catholic" when they really should use the term Roman Catholic, so things can get confused.
The reforms of the Church of England during the reign of Elizabeth I made it more Protestant.
During the Catholic Reformation, the Catholic Church made changes such as addressing corruption within the clergy, promoting education and literacy among the faithful, and reaffirming traditional teachings and practices. These reforms aimed to strengthen the Church's authority and address criticisms from the Protestant Reformation.
The Council of Trent
During the Catholic Reformation, the Catholic Church made changes such as addressing corruption within the clergy, promoting education and literacy among the faithful, and reaffirming traditional beliefs and practices. These changes aimed to strengthen the Church's authority and address criticisms from the Protestant Reformation.
Neither the protestant churches or the Catholic Church supported Hitler. The Catholic Pope was criticized during the war and after the war for not coming out openly or strongly against Hitler & Mussolini.
Baroque
During the counter-reformation, the papacy was reformed to address corruption.
During the 16th century, the Protestant Reformation led to the establishment of the Church of England and several other denominations. There was a rivalry between Catholic Spain and Protestant England.
King Henry VIII established The Church of England (the Anglican church). Like the protestant church it was a separation from Roman Catholicism, but it was created under different circumstances. There is some disagreement if the Anglican church should be considered protestant or catholic seeing as it contains parts of Catholicism that Protestant religions disagree with, but also disagrees with Catholicism on some of the same points as Protestant religions. Regardless, the Anglican church considers itself a separate entity entirely.