it caused the Catholics to rebel against Henry's reign. The pope also would have nothing more to do with Henry or his country.
The Church of England Henry was a member of the Church of England, no more! It was not his Church and whilst he was Chief magistrate in this country and had some responsibility towards the Church at law, the Church was simply the Body of Christ in England at that time.
An interdict from Rome on the country of England and her people. The excommunication of Henry VIII from the Roman church. The excommunication of all clergy and laity who followed Henry.
England. He didn't like the way the Catholic church told him what to do so he started a new church and named it after his country.
English church ??
Henry was head of the Church by reason of the fact that He was chief magistrate in this country! This applied to all monarchs at that time including the pope as head of state in Northern Italy! Mind you, the English Church allowed Henry's status as long as it was to be understood, Henry was Head,"As far as the law of Christ allows!"
King Henry VIII who founded the Anglican Church.
Henry VIII filled his coffers with the spoils from his break with the Catholic Church and the following raiding of their monies and assets.
England is a prosant country because the catholic church was corrupte and Henry was the leader of the new church of England, even though the pope was still in control and some of the people where still catholic.
How did king henry effect the protestant church?
henry started his own church in 1534
King Henry VIII
Henry the VIII did NOT separate the Church of England from the Catholic Church, he separated the Catholic Church IN Englandfrom the rest of the Catholic Church and formed the Church OF England. Big difference, before Henry VIII there was no Church OF England, only the Catholic Church IN England. In 1534 he had Parliment issue the Act of Supremacy.from the Website :Sovereign and Pope in English Bidding Prayersbefore and after 1534J. Frank HendersonIn 1534 King Henry VIII decreed that he was not only sovereign -- the ruler -- of the country but also supreme head of the church in England. In other words, he now took the place of the pope, who had no further role to play in England. Henry's claim to supremacy was made both legally and politically, but also liturgically.