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How did Luther Calvin and Henry VIII break with the Catholic Church?
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∙ 11y ago
wow...thats a real dumb answer....there certainly was theft by certain corrupt priests and some bishops may have been involved...there have been corrupt popes and heterodox popes...even in the present day...such as pope paul vi...the catholic faith never changed anything in the bible it always followed it in conjunction with tradition (as the originator of Christianity)...after all the bible itself comes from tradition...it was established by the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH at the COUNCIL of NICAEA in the 300's...so to all protestants that believe in sola scriptura (bible alone as a source of faith and teaching) know that ur bible was completely compiled and determined by the CATHOLIC CHURCH....
NOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
Martin Luther saw some real abuses in the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH...corrupt thieving power and possession hungry bishops of noble birth....not to mention selling of indulgences...due to his lack of formal education and what not...he did not know the above teaching as it truly is...he had no love for philosophy or rational thought...so when the church addressed and corrected the issues at the council of trent...martin luther, not out of spite but simply with good intention (due to his lack of formal education) never came to terms with them...although he considered himself CATHOLIC till the day he died...Henry VIII wasp appointed defender of the faith (fidei defensor) by Pope Leo X due to his opposition to Martin Luther...Henry actually wrote a pamphlet attacking Luther's 95 theses...At a later time he wanted a male heir and seeing that his wife could not provide him one he requested a divorce....divorces are not alllowed... they already had a kid so an anullment (declaring that the marriage never existed) was out of the question...when the Pope would not grant hiim an anullment (and rightly so) he established his own church (with him as the head) in response...honestly i have no idea how somebody can be Anglican knowing this history...U recognize Thomas More (Henry's advisor who he executed because he would not leave Roman Catholicism) as a saint and he was executed by the founder of your faith who was a philanderer, serial wife murderer, and basically a big baby....so there
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoMartin Luther was far from being against the Catholic Church when he nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church of Wittenberg. At first, he sought reform within the Catholic Church, and leaving the Church he loved from far from his mind. His sole purpose was to reform the Church he loved. He sought to rectify the sale of indulgences and overturn what he saw as corruption at the highest levels of the Church. He failed in his attempts to reform the Catholic Church, but did he leave the Church by choice. Excommunicated and with Emperor Charles V under orders from the Pope to enforce a Bull against him, Luther was isolated from the Catholic Church and had to turn to the secular princes for protection. He began to question the teachings of the Catholic Church and tried to return to what he saw as The Bible's answer to salvation.
CalvinZwingli, who had served as a chaplain to papal troops, also condemned the sale of indulgences and claimed that papal authority was not backed up by the scriptures. A new reform movement had begun in France, adopting a position mid-way between the Lutherans and Zwingli. Calvinn promulgated this in the French-speaking areas of Switzerland, advocating a theocratic state where the state enforced ecclesiastical doctrines, discipline and morality. Henry VIIIHenry VIII of England was a staunch supporter of the pope and a sworn enemy of the Protestants in Europe. He had already received a papal dispensation to marry Catherine of Aragon, in spite of her having been married to his late brother, and believed that papal dispensations were a matter of papal discretion.Henry wanted a son and heir, which he lelieved was necessary for the good of his kingdom, but Catherine seemed unable to provide a healthy boy. When he wished to leave Catherine, Henry asked the pope for an annulment, giving as his reason that the marriage should not have taken place and was therefore of no effect. The pope refused.
After Henry separated from Catherine in 1531, the pope continued to refuse to annul his marriage and Henry ordered Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, to convene a court to rule on the status of his marriage to Catherine. On 23 May 1533 Cranmer ruled the marriage to Catherine null and void. Henry VIII declared himself Head of the Church of England, destroying the power of the papacy and monasticism, but keeping Catholic doctrine and practice.
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Breakaway from the Catholic church?
Are you talking about the Protestant Reformation?
What are the major Protestant Reformations of Catholicism?
Protestants did not reform the Catholic Church. They (Martin Luther, Henry VIII, etc) formed their own religions. The Catholic Church then reformed itself.
Why did the Presbyterians split from the Catholic Church?
Presbyterians issued from Scotland, in the Scottish Church established by John Knox. John Knox had been ordained a Catholic priest. Later he fled the country to Geneva and came under John Calvin's influence. Thus he adopted the "reformed" protestant philosophy as opposed to Luther's revolt, or Henry VIII's made up Anglican Church. Presbyterians didn't so much split from the Catholic church, although Knox had been a Catholic priest, but were really an offshoot of Calvinist beliefs.
What was the religion of Henry 2?
Henry the VIII was a good roman catholic but he then turned into a protestant (church of England.
What led to the protestant revolution?
The protestant reformation was caused by Martin Luther who wrote the ninety-five theses. He criticized the Catholic church and other followed him, causing a break-away from the roman catholic church.
As a result of their dissatisfaction with the Catholic Church both Martin Luther and Henry VIII .?
They started a new Church: Luther's came to be named the Lutheran Church, Henry's was called the Church of England.
As a result of their dissatisfaction with the Catholic Church both Martin Luther and Henry VIII did what?
They started a new Church: Luther's came to be named the Lutheran Church, Henry's was called the Church of England.
Who formed protestant religion king Henry VIII or Martin Luther?
King Henry the 8th. Martin Luther separated from the Catholic church.
Breakaway from the Catholic church?
Are you talking about the Protestant Reformation?
What are the major Protestant Reformations of Catholicism?
Protestants did not reform the Catholic Church. They (Martin Luther, Henry VIII, etc) formed their own religions. The Catholic Church then reformed itself.
How did the Protestants effect Henry from breaking from the Catholic Church?
There were no protestants before that time in England. The only reason Henry VIII broke away from the church is so he could divorce Catharine of Aragon (divorce was not allowed in the Catholic Church) and marry Anne Boleyn. Actually, Martin Luther had already made his split from the Catholic Church before Henry had is 'little problem.' He defended the Church against Martin Luther's heresies and received the title of 'Defender of the Faith' from the pope.
What is the relationship between Martin Luther and the Protestants?
Martin Luther created the Protestant Reformation to change the ways of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. Henry the VIII, who was a Catholic at the time, fell in love with a Protestant woman name Anne Boleyn. The Catholic Church did not grant Henry VIII his divorce with Catherine of Aragon, leading Anne Boleyn to convince her love that a new religious order will allow their marriage to be legit. Thus, Henry VIII created the Anglican Church, having the same aim as Luther: the Church needed to be reformed.
When did the Catholic and protestants battle started?
When King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church and started the Anglican Church in England, and when Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic Church in Germany. This started the Anglican (Church of England, Episcopalian, Anglo-Catholic, etc.) and Lutheran churches.
When did Henry form the Catholic church?
Henry VIII did not form the Catholic Church. He actually broke away from the Catholic Church and formed the Church of England in 1534.
What was the religion of Henry 2?
Henry the VIII was a good roman catholic but he then turned into a protestant (church of England.
Why did the Presbyterians split from the Catholic Church?
Presbyterians issued from Scotland, in the Scottish Church established by John Knox. John Knox had been ordained a Catholic priest. Later he fled the country to Geneva and came under John Calvin's influence. Thus he adopted the "reformed" protestant philosophy as opposed to Luther's revolt, or Henry VIII's made up Anglican Church. Presbyterians didn't so much split from the Catholic church, although Knox had been a Catholic priest, but were really an offshoot of Calvinist beliefs.
What led to the protestant revolution?
The protestant reformation was caused by Martin Luther who wrote the ninety-five theses. He criticized the Catholic church and other followed him, causing a break-away from the roman catholic church.
