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It is the protesting to the teaching of the church particularly Catholic.
It started killing the people
To rob, steal and murder. To enrich the nobles and monarchs of Europe and the Catholic church.
To rob, steal and murder. To enrich the nobles and monarchs of Europe and the Catholic church.
To rob, steal and murder. To enrich the nobles and monarchs of Europe and the Catholic church.
All monarchs before Elizabeth I were catholic, although her father Henry VIII left that church during his reign. Her sister Mary I, who reigned before her, was catholic.
The church constantly threatened the monarchy with excommunication when they went against the church. In the Middle Ages excommunication was a real threat to people because they believed that they would go to Hell if they didn't follow the church.
Martin Luther lead the Protestant movement which condemned the Catholic church. Some monarchs liked the movement and changed the religion of their kingdoms from Catholic to Protestant.
They set up schools that taught catholic beliefs.
They set up schools that taught catholic beliefs.
The protestant revolt did not affect the authority of the Catholic Church. It has the same authority that it has always had since it was founded by Jesus Christ in 33 AD. The Catholic Church's authority is from God alone so the actions of individual heretics cannot affect it except in a superficial manner.
The Act of Settlement 1701 requires that the monarch "join in communion with the Church of England", which effectively means they can't be Roman Catholic.