Because the Pope refused to give him a divorce.
If you are referring to Henry VIII, he had himself proclaimed the head of the Church in England, breaking with the papal authority of Rome.
Henry VIII was raised a Catholic, but in 1534 after disputes with Papal authority he declared himself to be the supreme head of the Church of England establishing the Anglican Church as an independent denomination.
money and Henry wanted a divorce Henry didn't want a divorce, he wanted an annulment, something different! Neither did he break away, Henry followed the teaching of the early church and told the pope he had no authority in England. This was perfectly true. For ttrad Catholics papal authority is limited!
Papal supremacy the claim of medieval popes that they held authority over all secular, nonreligious rulers
The fisherman's ring.
(John Wycliffe) =)
The two rival popes claimed authority.
A papal divorce from his first wife, Katherine of Aragon.
Uniate
Adventists do not believe in Papal authority or the saints.
The French and the British were restricted from the areas under Papal authority.
Because of the end of Papal Authority in England, the many monasteries around England that had held power and wealth throughout England for so long were seen as a quick way to get money to pay for the debts Henry VIII had acquired, and also to pay for the war.