How did Henry VIII fall out with pope?

Answer 1

Henry wanted alot of power and he thought that the pope was getting to much. So he decided that he wanted to rule the place. Also because many people respected the pope and alot more people than today believed in miracles so they thought that listening to the pope will grant them a place in heaven and not in hell. Henry also wanted to divorce from his wife but the pope could not llet him do so becasue there was not a valid reason and in those times you had to sort it out. So then Henry got angry and wanted to over rule the church. This was due to his personality and he mainly wanted power it was also to do with religion so there was many reasons why he and the pope fell out.

Answer 2

Henry VIII initially had a positive relationship with the Pope, however their relationship eventually turned bitter when Henry demanded a divorce and the Pope refused to grant one. This resulted in Henry's break with the Catholic church and creation of the Church of England, which granted him all the divorces he asked for. Henry VIII ruled from 1509 until his death in 1547.

Answer 3

Henry wanted a n annulment of his marriage, this is different somewhat from a divorce! The papacy at great cost to the pleader was a source from which an annulment could be gained. It was the fact that Henry had paid the vast cost required, the fact was the pope, in this case, wasn't able to perform his side of the rather sordid business, being a prisoner of Queen Katherine's nephew, the German Emperor!

Answer 4

Prior to his marital troubles, he was a devout Catholic.

Answer 5

No. The pope refused Henry a divorce, so he separated the churches in England from the pope and created the Church of England, to grant himself a divorce.