Personal- He wanted to end his marriage and the pope would not let him.
Political- He didnt want to share power and wealth with the church anymore.
It was political: The Pope refused to grant an annulment to King Henry VIII.
Roman Catholic AnswerFor political reasons, Henry saw opposition to his new "church" as opposition to the crown, and thus treason.
The Catholic Church does not recognize or allow divorce.
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Roman Catholic AnswerThe political impact of the protestant revolt was what scholars call the Counter-Reformation or the Catholic Reformation.
Answer: The Roman Christian Church and its doctrines were created for political reasons (to support a failing Roman Empire) around 300 A.D.. Its descendants, the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Protestant Church were all created for political reasons. These political creations upheld the "divine right of kings" and stripped people of what we now call "civil liberties" for centuries. Answer: there is always a relationship between government and religion.
Strictly political; the established church's existence as a political body was a huge thorn.
Wingardium Leviosa caused the Kings to fall and corruption began due to the loss of political power by the Catholic Church.
Germanic political traditions, as far as medieval times, usually stressed loyalty to Church (Roman Catholic Church) and the state. Germanic political traditions, as far as medieval times, usually stressed loyalty to Church (Roman Catholic Church) and the state.
conservatives (e2020)
Because one of the reasons for receiving Holy Communion in the Catholic Church is to publicly show your communion with the Catholic Church. Non-Catholics are not in communion with the Catholic Church and therefore cannot receive Holy Communion.
The Orthodox Churches and the Catholic Church were once united. The Orthodox Churches separated from the Catholic Church over political and doctrinal differences.