because he was scared of it's power & thought that it would eventually overpower him.
To control the church courts
To retain power
Despite The King being in charge the church, as long as The King was faithful, could literally take control saying what they want is God's will
He faces many issues: Progressives within the Church want the Church to be more liberal and to allow more local control. Conservatives want to return the Church to be similar to the Church before Vatican 2 including more use of the Latin Mass. There is a "Gay Lobby" within the Church that is pushing for recognition of Gay 'Rights' including allowing for gay marriage.
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People are upset with the Catholic Church's stance on birth control and with the number of priests that have molested boys. Some are also upset with the Catholic Church helping illegal immigrants.
The church of England.
It's debatable whether he personally wants to control people. The position of a single head to the Catholic church is one which gives stability, and has proven this due to the age of this tradition.
Christians want to get married in a church because they want to feel the unity between God and themselves.
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because they want the church to recognize him
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