Quite a few people, though if I had to name just one I'd pick Martin Luther.
The Puritans had sought to reform the Anglican Church. They believed that the Church of England had not gone far enough in separating itself from Roman Catholicism, and believed the church still pushed forward a lot of catholic based doctrine.
William Tyndale did not reform the Catholic Church, he left it and was excommunicated as a heretic.
Protestans who wanted to reform the Anglican Church were called Puritans
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Lutheranism
Martin Luther
Richard Crashaw, the English poet, was a Roman Catholic.Yes, Richard Crashaw was Roman Catholic that is why he tried to reform the church.
He reformed the roman Catholic Church and made the protostent Church
He did not establish the Roman Catholic Church. He established the Church of England. He wanted to be both head of state and of the Church. The pope, the head of the Catholic church had a lot of power and influence, and he wanted that power Also, he wanted a annulment of his marriage that the pope wouldn't give him. So he made a new church.
His original intention was only to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but his actions led to a split of the Church, dividing it into the Protestant and Catholic branches.
Because the Catholic Church has a history of Corruption, and I guess it's part of that "Oh my religion is better"
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. It wanted what It has always wanted, the salvation of Its members. It wants to bring God to the people and the people to God.