so that way he can run it the way he wants to run it and no one can tell him what to do
henry vii
because the pope wouldn't annul his and catherine of aragon's marraige
Henry VIII did not "sack" the Pope (it was Clement VII, by the way); he just started his own Church with himself as the head, instead of the Pope.
He separated England from the Roman Catholic church and formed the Church of England - one where he was the head figure of the church, thus he was allowed to make his own rules.
henry started his own church in 1534
KIng Henry VIII started his own church after he broke with the Catholics and the pope.
The Reformation was because the pope wouldn't give him a divorce from Catherine so he left the Catholic Church and created his own church. He was able to take the Catholic Church property and funds which he liked.
He started a new church, the church of England.Anglican Catholic Answer!Henry sought an annulment, not a divorce! Neither did he seek one from a ,'Catholic,' source, he sought one from a bishop of the Suburbicarian Church of Rome! This is that particular section of the Catholic Church that exists on the mainland of Italy and covers the three main Islands. It is only a part, or branch of the ancient Church.After the Emperor kept the pope in prison, Henry went to his own local,'Particular,' Church and asked his own Bishop, or Metropolitan for an annulment!
It was Henry VIII that created a new church. He broke from the Catholic Church and renounced his loyalty to the Pope because he wanted to be able to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon [as she could not produce a male heir, and he was supposedly truly in love with Anne Boleyn] and the Church did not allow for 'divorce' if the marriage had been consummated. Basically, Henry's plan was to proclaim all loyalty to the crown, so he could make his own rules. His new Church of England allowed for divorce so he was able to separate from Catherine and marry Anne Boleyn.
He made is own church and his own rules and made his own church which is known as the church of England!
Henry VIII of England went to war with Charles V of France. The Pope had refused Henry's divorce, Henry married Anne Boleyn anyway and created the Church of England to declare his first marriage null and void. This gave the Pope the incentive to command Charles to go to war with Henry.
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