Is it true that Henry VIII abolish the sacraments and the mass after becoming head of the church of England?

Answer 1

NO. The Lusty Henry VIII was quite content to make minor changes-from the throne, in Church adminstration policy like Divorce laws... in fact he wrote a book largely knocking Luther- entitled ( a defense of the seven sacraments- actually assertion would be a better translation) for this he got the title (Fideo Defensor)- defender of the Faith from the Pope- Screens are Up! Then, he pulled the main cut-off pin- and got a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, look out world. Henry, apart from marital laws and some properties and tenancies of monasteries, etc, did not alter basic church doctrine and Catholic historians admit this, still rang up six wives- he ws aiming for as many as his regnal number! Only two of Henry"s wives were executed, the others were divorced or died of natural causes. Bloody Mary- who was Half-=Spanish, was his daughter and only reigned from l553-l558. long enough, her opponents say. this Was Mary Tudor, do not confuse with Mary, Queen of Scots- executed l587 by order of Elizabeth I. There it was her own blood!

Answer 2

It is false. Henry was quite conservative religiously speaking; his main reason for separating the English church from Rome was political. You will recall that he was given the title "Defender of the Faith" by the Pope for his arguments against the theology of Martin Luther. The introduction of the new vernacular liturgy with the Book of Common Prayer took place after Henry's death, in the much more Protestant régime of his son Edward VI.