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Henry VIII And The Church Of England

Months slipped by, then years. King Henry became furious. Wolsey failed to persuade the Pope, so the king sent him off to York, in disgrace, to spend his time on his Church duties. While Wolsey was away from Court, the King became even more furious when he thought of the way the cardinal had failed him. Therefore, King Henry called Wols!.
             ey back, and would have had him tried and executed for treason if the cardinal had not died on his journey to London. (Ross 60-62).
             Church of England.
             King Henry next tried to put real pressure on the Pope. He called Parliament, and at the government's suggestion they began to pass acts against the Pope, little ones, gradually cutting down the fees and offerings which went from England to the Papal treasury in Rome. King Henry was intelligent. If the Pope were to give way, and King Henry were to become his devoted friend once more, it would be possible to put all the blame for these acts on to Parliament. The Pope tried to please King Henry in most things, even appointing one of King Henry's supporters, Thomas Cranmer, as the new archbishop of Canterbury; but he would not give way on the one point, which King Henry really wanted, annulling the marriage. (Historical.
             Profiles Pg 2, Para 4) The official state Church of England, a national Church having both Protestant and Catholic features, based on episcopal authority, and with the monarch of England formally as its head. It originated when King Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church c.1532-4 and was declared by Parliament to be 'the supreme head on earth of the English Church'. The Church remained largely Catholic in character, however, until reforms of doctrine and liturgy under Edward VI, when the new Book of Common Prayer appeared c.1549 and 1552, the later edition being significantly more Protestant in its features. (King Henry VIII) While a general attitude of toleration now exists, the tension of Catholic and Protestant fondness tends to persist in the Church of England, as well as the tensions introduced by the newer influences of evangelicalism and liberalism.


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