2007-05-05 12:54:40 · 14 answers · asked by shefoever 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Because he did not want anyone to presume they could be hones twith him and tell him that he was a morally bankrupt individual.
He did not want anyone to tell him that God would be a tad bit upset that he kept getting rid of his wives!
2007-05-05 13:10:59 · answer #1 · answered by Rhiannon 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Henry wanted to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon, so he could marry Anne Boleyn. The Pope wouldn't let him. Henry went his own way, and divorced her anyway. He was excommunicated by the Pope, which means that no legal marriages could be performed, as well as burial ceremonies, etc. Henry helped to start the Anglican Church, naming himself, not the Pope, as the head of it. It is still so today. The Supreme Head of the Church of England is the Queen.
2007-05-06 07:51:56 · answer #2 · answered by bellegurl17 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Henry VIII declared himself the head of the Church of England because he was the one who founded it, when the Vatican refused to grant him a divorce. C of E was almost indistinguishable from the Catholic church, except that Henry was head of the church, and was no longer accountable to Rome.
2007-05-05 15:01:53 · answer #3 · answered by old lady 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One irony is that the monarch still carries the title "Defender of the Faith", which was actually granted to Henry VIII by the Pope, for writing a book which defended the papacy. Though Henry left the Catholic church, he kept the title, and so has every monarch up to this day.
2007-05-06 00:45:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He INVENTED the Church of britain, he had to divorce Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn, inspite of the incontrovertible fact that the Pope refused so Henry broke from the Catholic Church and formed the Church of britain.
2016-10-14 21:22:02 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Henry VIII broke from the Catholic Church and started the Church of England himself;he wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon and the Catholic Church was anti-divorce,so he simply started his own church with himself as head so he'd be in charge.
2007-05-05 14:37:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
He made himself Head of Church as he was first Catholic and obeyed the Vatican but as he wanted to divorce his first wife to marry Anne Bolene, he fought against the Pope and made himself head of the English Church just to divorce as many times as he wanted. The religious service and creed is still the same as Catholics.
2007-05-05 13:08:37 · answer #7 · answered by Love thy neighbour 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He was excommunicated in 1533, and so he decided to make himself the head of his own church so he could rule in favour of himself to obtain a divorce.
2007-05-05 16:58:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
wasn't he the one who wanted to ditch his wife, but the catholic church wouldn't let him, so he split and took the english with him, thus making him the first leader of the Anglican church, aka: the church of england...or was that a different king?
2007-05-05 13:09:12 · answer #9 · answered by princess_dnb 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
So he could divorce is first wife Catherine and marry Anne Boleyn. He was also able to loot the monastaries and church of their riches.
2007-05-05 13:58:29 · answer #10 · answered by Sunshine Suzy 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
all the english kings/queens are the Head of the church of england defender of the faith.
Henry only thought he was supreme.he wasn't
2007-05-05 13:06:17 · answer #11 · answered by obanlassie 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋