wow...thats a real dumb answer....there certainly was theft by certain corrupt priests and some bishops may have been involved...there have been corrupt popes and heterodox popes...even in the present day...such as pope paul vi...the catholic faith never changed anything in the bible it always followed it in conjunction with tradition (as the originator of Christianity)...after all the bible itself comes from tradition...it was established by the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH at the COUNCIL of NICAEA in the 300's...so to all protestants that believe in sola scriptura (bible alone as a source of faith and teaching) know that ur bible was completely compiled and determined by the CATHOLIC CHURCH....
NOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION
Martin Luther saw some real abuses in the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH...corrupt thieving power and possession hungry bishops of noble birth....not to mention selling of indulgences...due to his lack of formal education and what not...he did not know the above teaching as it truly is...he had no love for philosophy or rational thought...so when the church addressed and corrected the issues at the council of trent...martin luther, not out of spite but simply with good intention (due to his lack of formal education) never came to terms with them...although he considered himself CATHOLIC till the day he died...Henry VIII wasp appointed defender of the faith (fidei defensor) by Pope Leo X due to his opposition to Martin Luther...Henry actually wrote a pamphlet attacking Luther's 95 theses...At a later time he wanted a male heir and seeing that his wife could not provide him one he requested a divorce....divorces are not alllowed... they already had a kid so an anullment (declaring that the marriage never existed) was out of the question...when the Pope would not grant hiim an anullment (and rightly so) he established his own church (with him as the head) in response...honestly i have no idea how somebody can be Anglican knowing this history...U recognize Thomas More (Henry's advisor who he executed because he would not leave Roman Catholicism) as a saint and he was executed by the founder of your faith who was a philanderer, serial wife murderer, and basically a big baby....so there
Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VIII were pivotal figures in the Protestant Reformation, a movement in the 16th century that sought to reform the Catholic Church's practices and beliefs. Luther's 95 Theses challenged church indulgences, Calvin emphasized predestination and a more austere form of worship, while Henry VIII's break from the Catholic Church established the Church of England. Together, their actions significantly shaped the course of Christianity, leading to the emergence of various Protestant denominations and altering the religious landscape in Europe.
Are you talking about the Protestant Reformation?
Protestants did not reform the Catholic Church. They (Martin Luther, Henry VIII, etc) formed their own religions. The Catholic Church then reformed itself.
Henry the VIII was a good roman catholic but he then turned into a protestant (church of England.
Presbyterians issued from Scotland, in the Scottish Church established by John Knox. John Knox had been ordained a Catholic priest. Later he fled the country to Geneva and came under John Calvin's influence. Thus he adopted the "reformed" protestant philosophy as opposed to Luther's revolt, or Henry VIII's made up Anglican Church. Presbyterians didn't so much split from the Catholic church, although Knox had been a Catholic priest, but were really an offshoot of Calvinist beliefs.
Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Henry VIII were pivotal figures in the Protestant Reformation, a movement in the 16th century that sought to reform the Catholic Church's practices and beliefs. Luther's 95 Theses challenged church indulgences, Calvin emphasized predestination and a more austere form of worship, while Henry VIII's break from the Catholic Church established the Church of England. Together, their actions significantly shaped the course of Christianity, leading to the emergence of various Protestant denominations and altering the religious landscape in Europe.
They started a new Church: Luther's came to be named the Lutheran Church, Henry's was called the Church of England.
They started a new Church: Luther's came to be named the Lutheran Church, Henry's was called the Church of England.
King Henry the 8th. Martin Luther separated from the Catholic church.
Are you talking about the Protestant Reformation?
Protestants did not reform the Catholic Church. They (Martin Luther, Henry VIII, etc) formed their own religions. The Catholic Church then reformed itself.
There were no protestants before that time in England. The only reason Henry VIII broke away from the church is so he could divorce Catharine of Aragon (divorce was not allowed in the Catholic Church) and marry Anne Boleyn. Actually, Martin Luther had already made his split from the Catholic Church before Henry had is 'little problem.' He defended the Church against Martin Luther's heresies and received the title of 'Defender of the Faith' from the pope.
Martin Luther created the Protestant Reformation to change the ways of the Holy Roman Catholic Church. Henry the VIII, who was a Catholic at the time, fell in love with a Protestant woman name Anne Boleyn. The Catholic Church did not grant Henry VIII his divorce with Catherine of Aragon, leading Anne Boleyn to convince her love that a new religious order will allow their marriage to be legit. Thus, Henry VIII created the Anglican Church, having the same aim as Luther: the Church needed to be reformed.
When King Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church and started the Anglican Church in England, and when Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic Church in Germany. This started the Anglican (Church of England, Episcopalian, Anglo-Catholic, etc.) and Lutheran churches.
Henry VIII did not form the Catholic Church. He actually broke away from the Catholic Church and formed the Church of England in 1534.
Henry the VIII was a good roman catholic but he then turned into a protestant (church of England.
Presbyterians issued from Scotland, in the Scottish Church established by John Knox. John Knox had been ordained a Catholic priest. Later he fled the country to Geneva and came under John Calvin's influence. Thus he adopted the "reformed" protestant philosophy as opposed to Luther's revolt, or Henry VIII's made up Anglican Church. Presbyterians didn't so much split from the Catholic church, although Knox had been a Catholic priest, but were really an offshoot of Calvinist beliefs.