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Henry VIII thought that it was wrong of the Church to not allow him to divorce Catherine of Aragon. Forever, he wanted a son to take heir to the throne. But all Catherine had given him was a daughter.
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Did Henry VIII think the church was in the wrong?
Not really. He did not care about right or wrong, he just wanted a boy and his wife had not given him one. When he requested a divorce so he could marry someone else, the Catholic church refused to grant it as required by their doctrine.
What religion was England when Henry viii became king?
England was mainly catholic with the Pope in Rome head of the church. When Henry III fell out with the Pope over divorces, Henry broke off from Rome, and Protestantism became the official religion in England, with Henry III as head of the new church. This led to the Dissolution of the Monasteries and other catholic religious buildings. Many can still be seen as ruins in Britain today.
What went wrong with the Medieval Roman Catholic Church?
People who were not Catholic took over.
What was Henry VIII church name?
The church created by Henry VIII after his excommunication from the Catholic church was known as the "Church of England", and still exists to this day as a separate branch of Christianity.Anglican Catholic Answer!Sorry! Henry was not excommunicated from the Catholic Church. That he had some kind of domestic trouble and sought an annulment is true. What angered Henry is that the King of France had obtained one, cost a lot of money, but it was there . Possibly he wondered just what was wrong with English money that it couldn't buy him an annulment from the papacy?Regarding the Church of England! This was not created by Henry VIII, but had existed since Roman times, best part of 1500 yrs. Neither is it a separate branch of Christianity. It is a, 'particular church,' in England. Just as the Roman Church was a particular church in Italy, this existed from Rome down to the sea and covered all the three Islands. The Catholic Church is not a highly centralised body with its government in Rome, it is a federation of self governing churches, such as we see in the Eastern Church!
What was the catholic church doing wrong in the 1500s?
Corrupted by PowerThe Roman catholic church was the most powerful church in the whole of Europe at that point lol
What was wrong with the Catholic Church?
Nothing because the Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. However, it is also filled with sinners, so there will obviously be problems.
What are the causes and consequences of Henry VIII?
Causes for Henry VIII, his actions, were a result of his unrestricted power as king. Henry VIII was completely egotistical with limitless expectations. He felt that as king that he could do no wrong. Consequences from Henry VIII: Without Catholic church support for his divorces Henry VIII renounced and broke from Catholicism and forced England to change from Catholic to protestant. Several religious wars resulted, but protestants prevailed. Bobbie C.
What was wrong with the Catholic church's in 1500?
The Catholic Church had become corrupt unfourtantely and priests and even the pope over used their power. They did such things as charged money for absolution.
Why did people in the Middle ages hate magic?
They were told by the Catholic church it was the work of the devil and since the Catholic church told all what was right or wrong it was followed by the populace.
Who broke with the church and started the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther. He created the Lutheran Church because he felt what the catholic church was doing was wrong.
How Henry VIII affect the modern society of England?
Henry VIII split from the Catholic church controlled by the Pope in Rome to start the Church of England with himself as it's head. This was part of aprotestantmovement sweeping Europe at the time, but Henry did not want to identify his church with otherProtestantchurches, forming whatamountedto a variation of Catholic teachings but separate from the power structure under the Pope.Henry'ssuccessorsdealtwiththedivisionthis created in England by moving back and forth between aProtestantchurch and theCatholicchurch (of his daughters who each ruled for a time Mary sided with the Catholic church as did her Mother andElizabethlater sided with the Church of England). In part because of this back and forth and the punishment of following the wrong teachings undersuccessiverulers over several decades society in England has had to deal with the conflict between the two groups mostnotablyin NorthernIreland, controlled by England. Today the Church of England is the state church of England but of course many English follow otherbeliefsincluding the Catholic church. BeforeHenrythere was basically only one Christian church.
Why does the Catholic Church not actively hand over rapist priests to authorities?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church does actively pursue all instances of crime by its priests. Why do people ask questions actively believing that the Church would be doing the wrong thing?
