Yes, people left the Church when the mandates of Vatican II began to be implemented. Even today people are leaving as they see what Vatican II has done to the Church. Originally, Vatican II was a good idea. However, some bishops have gone overboard and are trying to turn the Catholic Church to little more than another Protestant denomination.
Because they disagreed with the ostentation of luxury shown by the church
The difference is, it's easier to leave the Vatican than to leave scientology.
The Vatican has no place for pets. It is crowded with tourists and has no place for animals to do what animals do. They would leave their droppings everywhere for people to step into.
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the pilgrims leave the Anglican church which is the church of England because he wanted a divorce and the Roman Catholics did not believe in divorce.
Beyonce belongs to the United Methodist Church, however she does not go to Church anymore because she said that people always stalk her and don't leave her alone. If you are one of those people - STOP IT!
because they didn't want the Anglican church to be the official church
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Go to a better church, because the church is the people. So Jesus says in the bible, because Jesus wants us to interact, love, and study his word all together. Alone in the morrning, and together in the evening.
To become a citizen of the Vatican you must be appointed to work in a specific job there. This includes the Pope, members of the Roman Curia, the Swiss Guard, etc. If you leave your position or your assignment ends, your citizenship to the Vatican ends. That is why Pope Benedict XVI was given the title of Pope Emeritus rather than simply former Pope. The title gave him the right to remain in the Vatican and maintain his Vatican citizenship.
Puritans were people who wanted to reform the Anglican Church;Pilgrims or Separatists were people who wanted to leave the Anglican Church and start their own church in a new country.
Since the early years of Christianity there have been disputes about the real way the church had to go. And every time that people don't agree on it, they can leave the church and start their own one. The main reason for Luther to leave the Roman Catholic church was a system where people could pay for their sins before they did. This way the Pope was raising money to build Saint Peters Cathedral in Rome.