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Pope Clement VII was favourably disposed towards granting King Henry VIII the requested annulment, but feared antagonising the French king. In addition, he was a man widely known for avoiding decisions if at all possible, sometimes known derogatorily as "I will, I will not."
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∙ 12y agoWhen Henry asked for an annulment from his first wife, Catherine, her cousin was in great power in the church, so he wouldn't give him one.
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In 1523 why was Henry VIII the popes closest supporter?
In 1523, Henry VIII was the Pope's closest supporter because he needed him to give him an annulment from his wife. Henry VIII had six wives.
What was the name of pope that divorced Henry?
The pope refused to grant Henry an annulment or divorce. Henry VIII then decided to split with the Church and became the head ('pope?') of the Anglican Church and granted himself a divorce.
How did Henry leave the Catholic religion?
Henry left the Roman Catholic Church when the Pope refused to grant him an annulment from one of his marriages.
What was the result of the pope's refusal to grant King Henry VIII an annulment?
In a nutshell: Henry formed his own Church, the Church of England, and declared himself the head. He then granted himself a divorce. The pope then excommunicated Henry.
Was granting Henry VIII an annulment an action taken by the Catholic Church?
.Catholic AnswerCertainly not, because he was not eligible for an annulment, the Pope did not grant him one, so Henry VIII took his entire country into heresy to satisfy himself.
Why did King Henry split the Catholic Church?
Because the Pope wouldn't approve of an annulment from his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
Why did Henry IV stand barefoot in the snow for three days?
He wouldnt go in until the pope forgave him
Why did pope stop speaking to Henry viii?
The Pope stopped speaking to King Henry VIII because Henry requested an annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which the Pope refused to grant. This led Henry to break away from the Catholic Church and establish the Church of England with himself as the head, causing a rift between him and the Pope.
What was the popes name who didn't let Henry IIV divorce?
The Pope didn't allow Henry VIII to get a divorce because he believed that the marriage between Henry and Katherine was legal and legitimate, and therefore had no grounds for offering the annulment. He made himself head of the church. He formed his own Church called the Church of England and as stated above he declard himself the head of. This is true, however with Henry being quite a popular and powerful king in Europe the last thing the pope wanted to do was aggravate Henry by not giving him the annulment he wanted. For this reason the pope would most probably have granted the annulment without hesitation, however at that particular time, Charles V king of Spain actually had control over the pope due to military superiority, where the pope was actually captured during battle. Charles was strongly against the annulment as he was infact the nephew of catherine of aragon, and so had her best interests at heart. It is because of this that the pope could not alow Henry an annulment as it would have angered Charles greatly and could cost the pope papal independancy in Italy. The pope therefore came to no decision about the annulment and just kept putting the decison off as he feared infuriating both Henry and Charles; like fighting a losing battle. As well as the diplomatic situation there are also many other reasons Henry could not get the annulment. For one catherine of aragon had a very strong counter argument to Henrys. Henry used text from Leviticus to back up his argument however catherine then used texts from Deuteronomy to undermine Henry's case for the divorce and completely counter his arguements. This strong case catherine put forward, as well as her popularity with the people and unwavering loyalty to Henry, are also very crutial reasons for Henry being unable to attain an annulment. leviticus and deutronomy are both passages from the bible. hope this helps a bit more :)
Why the Henry VIII want parliament to dissolve England's ties to the catholic church?
Pope Clement VII refused to grant Henry an annulment of his marriage.Henry wanted a male heir.Henry wanted a different wife.Catholic AnswerIt started out for purely political reasons, as mentioned above. The Pope ruled that the King was validly married to Catherine of Aagorn and could not get an annulment (a decree that no valid marriage ever existed) and Henry wanted to marry again to get a male heir, he already had a daughter. So Henry made parliament the "head" of the "church" in England so that they could grant him an annulment.
Was the diplomatic situation the main reason for Henry's failure to attain an annulment of his marriage to Catherine by 1529?
It was definitely a contributing factor mainly as in 1527 Charles V (Catherine of Aragon's nephew) imprisoned the Pope and as the Pope was the only person able to grant an annulment it was prevented due to Charles V.
Did England's separation from the Roman Catholic Church occur for political or religious reasons?
It was political: The Pope refused to grant an annulment to King Henry VIII.
