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Why did Henry the VIII separate the Catholic Church and the Church of England?
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∙ 10y ago
Henry VIII separated from the catholic church to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon and to marry Anne Boleyn. Henry didn't originally plan to break with the authority of the Pope. Henry assumed that the Pope would readily grant him the annulment When the Pope, after keeping Henry waiting on an answer for almost six years, refused to approve of the divorce, Henry was forced into action. After secretly marring Anne, Henry had the newly proclaimed Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cramner, announce the his marriage to Katherine of Aragon was null and void, the children (Mary I) illegitimate. Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn was declared true and the children of the match legitimate.
King Henry was also a socialist, and destested the corrupt and superstitious ways of the Catholic Church during the 1500s. There were many barbaric rituals that he (and Anne) felt had no place in the world of religion, such as learning all prayers in Latin, or superstitious beleifs such as "holy saint's blood" - which was actually goats blood refilled regularly by the monks - having healing properties. Henry wanted to convert the monasteries and other Catholic establishments into places that served the population - schools, hospitals, etc.
The Catholic Church was also very wealthy, with lands and treasures which Henry seized and used to fill the English treasuries, as England was in debt at the time.
A different reason is because Henry wanted the power so he set up a church he could rule himself the church of England.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 9y agoHenry VIII was married to Catherine of Aragon and they had one daughter, Mary. Catherine had had several miscarriages and had not given birth to a son and heir. After Henry VIII took Anne Boleyn as a mistress he asked Pope Clement VII to annul his marriage to Catherine on the grounds that she was married to his brother first. When the Pope refused, Henry broke away from the Catholic Church and began the Church of England so that he could divorce Catherine and marry Anne.
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∙ 12y agoKing Henry VIII had wanted a male heir, and when Queen Catherine failed to provide one for him, he became attracted to a maid in her court, Anne Boleyn. Henry's chief minister, Thomas Cardinal Wolsey, tried to ask Pope Clement VII to annul the king's marriage, but was not able to convince him to. The king dismissed Wolsey in 1529. The king then denied that the pope had authority over England. In March of 1533, Parliament passed the Act in Restraint of Appeals, which declared that England was independent of all foreign authorities, including the pope. On the basis of that act, a church commission headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declared the marriage of Henry and Catherine to be without legal force. In June of 1533, Anne was crowned queen
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∙ 10y agoHenry VIII did no such thing, he suppressed the Catholic Church, disenfranchised its priests and religious, stole all its property and goods, and formed the Church of England out of nothing while martyring all good Catholics in his realm.
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What was the religion of Henry 2?
Henry the VIII was a good roman catholic but he then turned into a protestant (church of England.
Did Henry the Third separate from the Catholic Church?
No, it was Henry VIII.
Which of the following monarchs formally separated the Church of England from the Catholic Church in 1534 Henry VIII William the Conqueror John you Elizabeth I Henry VIII?
Henry the VIII did NOT separate the Church of England from the Catholic Church, he separated the Catholic Church IN Englandfrom the rest of the Catholic Church and formed the Church OF England. Big difference, before Henry VIII there was no Church OF England, only the Catholic Church IN England. In 1534 he had Parliment issue the Act of Supremacy.from the Website :Sovereign and Pope in English Bidding Prayersbefore and after 1534J. Frank HendersonIn 1534 King Henry VIII decreed that he was not only sovereign -- the ruler -- of the country but also supreme head of the church in England. In other words, he now took the place of the pope, who had no further role to play in England. Henry's claim to supremacy was made both legally and politically, but also liturgically.
What was Henry the religion of Henry the eighth?
He was very much catholic. Henry the 8th created the church of England only to become head of the church to divorce his wife Catherine. The church of England had all the aspects of a catholic church except that the head of the church was the king of England and not the pope.
What changes did King Henry VIII make to the Catholic church?
Roman Catholic AnswerKing Henry VIII of England made no changes to the Catholic Church, he left the Church and established his own church in England: the Church of England. You got to be kidding. Henry the 8th razed all the monastaries and confiscated all the riches therein to fatten his coffers to finance his many wars.. He declared the Catholic religion to be outlawed and anybody who was caught practising was punished in ways we now think of as a sort of genocide. The whole of England practised what Henry said or you died. PERIOD
Which monarch formally separate the Church of England from the Catholic Church in 1534?
King Henry VIII and his new wife (who wasn't recognized by the Catholic Church) Anne Boleyn
What was the religion of Henry 2?
Henry the VIII was a good roman catholic but he then turned into a protestant (church of England.
Did Henry the Third separate from the Catholic Church?
No, it was Henry VIII.
Who was involved in the break of the catholic church in England?
King Henry VIII separated the English Church from the Catholic Church when the pope refused to grant King Henry a divorce. By forming a separate church, of which he was the head, he could grant himself a divorce.
Who reigned the first official Church of England?
Henry VIII was the first monarch to separate England from the Pope and the Catholic Church. As such he was the first Supreme Governor of the C of E.
When did Henry form the Catholic church?
Henry VIII did not form the Catholic Church. He actually broke away from the Catholic Church and formed the Church of England in 1534.
Which of the following monarchs formally separated the Church of England from the Catholic Church in 1534 Henry VIII William the Conqueror John you Elizabeth I Henry VIII?
Henry the VIII did NOT separate the Church of England from the Catholic Church, he separated the Catholic Church IN Englandfrom the rest of the Catholic Church and formed the Church OF England. Big difference, before Henry VIII there was no Church OF England, only the Catholic Church IN England. In 1534 he had Parliment issue the Act of Supremacy.from the Website :Sovereign and Pope in English Bidding Prayersbefore and after 1534J. Frank HendersonIn 1534 King Henry VIII decreed that he was not only sovereign -- the ruler -- of the country but also supreme head of the church in England. In other words, he now took the place of the pope, who had no further role to play in England. Henry's claim to supremacy was made both legally and politically, but also liturgically.
What monarch formed the Church of England separate from the Catholic Church?
King Henry VIII separated the Church in England from the control of the Pope, although he initially did not intend to start an entirely separate Protestant faith. By the time of Queen Elizabeth, the split was permanent and the Church of England was a reality.
Was the Church of England Catholic in 1630?
The Church of England in and of itself is a Protestant church. It split from the Catholic Church around 1526 under Henry VIII.
What was Henry the religion of Henry the eighth?
He was very much catholic. Henry the 8th created the church of England only to become head of the church to divorce his wife Catherine. The church of England had all the aspects of a catholic church except that the head of the church was the king of England and not the pope.
Did Henry VIII agree with the Catholic Church?
Henry was responsible for the final split from the Roman Catholic Church, and the Pope, and the creation of the Church of England as a separate entity. King Henry VIII requested that Pope permit him to divorce his wife and marry his mistress. The Pope refused and Henry married his mistress anyway and renounced Catholicism. He removed England from the Pope's control, seized many of the Church's assets and declared himself to be the head of the Church. Henry's repudiation of papal authority led to the Church of England's existence as a separate entity: a new branch of the Christian Church that was neither Catholic nor Protestant but a hybrid that became known as the Anglican Church or the Church of England. It became official in 1536. Henry funded the first printing of the Bible in English to spite the Pope.
What did Henry VIII change whilst he was head of the catholic church?
Henry broke away from the catholic church and established the Church of England with himself as head.
