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.
King Henry VIII became the supreme head of the Church of England. He created the English Church or the Church of England Anglicans. And ultimately became the head of the Church kind of like the Pope is the head of Catholic Church. He needed to do this to not have the approval of the Pope and divorce Catherine of Argon and marry Anne Boleyn
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Henry bullied an ecclesiastical council to make him the head of the Church in England which soon became the Church of England. Henry then granted himself an annulment to Katherine of Aragon and married Anne Boleyn.
Henry VIII wanted a divorce, but divorce was banned by the Catholic Church therefore Henry decided to appoint himself head of the Church of England so he could get a divorce. However, Henry did not become a Protestant and he continued to practice Catholicism until his death. The Reformation in England did not cause the country to become Protestant. It allowed dissenting ideas freer access to the population. The teachings of men like John Calvin became more common in England because the Church of England was not so directly linked to Rome.
he became head of the church in England in 1534
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.
If you are speaking of Henry VIII, then that would be the Church of England, also known as the Anglican church.
Henry VIII did not take over the Catholic Church. He split from it and made himself the head of this new Church of England. As he was now the head of his church, he granted himself a divorce.
Because that is the way Henry VIII set it up. The King or Queen is the head of the Church of England and the Archbishop of Canterbury serves at the pleasure of the current ruler of England.
Henry was head of the Church by reason of the fact that He was chief magistrate in this country! This applied to all monarchs at that time including the pope as head of state in Northern Italy! Mind you, the English Church allowed Henry's status as long as it was to be understood, Henry was Head,"As far as the law of Christ allows!"
Henry broke away from the catholic church and established the Church of England with himself as head.
King Henry VIII was instrumental in breaking away from the Pope and establishing the Church of England, with Henry at its head.
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Because Henry was already the Chief magistrate and in theory was responsible for maintaining the law in England! Henry, according to the Church in England was only Head, as far as the Law of Christ allows!
He was given the title: Supreme Head of the Church of England. He was the head of his realm and in a sense owned all.