Why did henry th 8th break from the Catholic church?

Answer 1

In 1525, Henry's increasing impatience with what he perceived to be Catherine's inability to produce the desired heir was given a new spur when he became attracted to a charismatic young courtier in the Queen's entourage, Anne Boleyn. Henry ordered Cardinal Wolsey to begin formal proceedings with Rome to annul his marriage on the grounds that Catherine's brief marriage to the sickly Arthur had, indeed, been consummated. The king's secretary, William Knight, went to Rome to petition Pope Clement VII for the annulment, but the Pope was highly reluctant to grant the king’s request due to pressure from Catherine's nephew, Emperor Charles V, whose troops had pillaged Rome and were forcing the Pope to remain imprisoned in the Vatican, and an unwillingness to overturn the previous Pope's decision. Wolsey's efforts to lobby for the annulment were unavailing.

Answer 2

Essentially, he wanted to divorce his wife as she could provide him with a son and he wanted a son to be heir to the throne. The Catholic Church would not permit him to divorce his wife, so he created the church of England to solve the problem.
Historically speaking, the above reason is the most common reason given. But there are a myriad of other reasons too.
It was an attempt to curb the power and influence the Catholic Church.
Henry also wanted to get his hands on the wealth of the church, which was incredibly wealthy, whereas the crown, contrary to popular belief was not very wealthy.
Also, as head of the Church of England, he would be head of the two most important and influential bodies in England at the time. The Church and the Crown...

Answer 3

Henry VIII wanted an heir (a son to take the throne after he died). His wife Catherine of Aragon has only given him a daughter, Mary and was fast approaching menopause after which she would give Henry no children.

Henry VIII was so desperate he decided to marry Anne Boleyn, a lady in waiting to Catherine. He could only have legitimate children (ones that were allowed to inherit the thrown) with a wife so he had to divorce Catherine.

However Catholicism didn't approve of divorce and the pope refused and took a long time deciding on what to do. In the end Henry VIII was pressured into breaking from the Church to from The Church of England of which he was head. He then allowed himself to divorce Catherine. This backfired when Anne gave him no son and lead to him marrying again.

Answer 4

Though Henry's desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon was a driving force do not doubt the force of Protestant Anne Boleyn and the cliche of English Churchmen who were tired of answering to the demands of Rome or the majority of English people who were SICK of being bled to death by the Catholic Church....

Yes the Church was like Social Britain circa 2007 but hey the taxes collected were siphoned by some dude in ROME....!!!!!

Henry was an astute Politician but the bewitching Boleyn may deserve more credit then she gets since she gets beheaded in the fourth act..... It made sense for England to sever the bond with Rome... The Locus of Power had clearly left the Mediterranean and England was certainly not willing to let France or Germany claim the prize of World Domination. Henry may have been hard on his wives but he was great for the Nation of England....
From then on out it was no longer steal from the middle and upper classes to give to the upper classes & Roman Church, after Henry the EIghth the Roman Church was plundered & looted for the New Anglican Church, which was the 'rightful' Church because Protescents were merely properly obeying God & Jesus s' edicts & teachings... And yes Henry did profit by the plunder the break with Rome...

Peace........ /// ---------- O . u . O ------------- \\\..........c

(The poor and working classes were merely exploited they rarely had anything to plunder)

Answer 5

In 1525, Henry VIII became impatient with the CAtherine of Aragon because she coud not produce for him a lale heir to the throne. When Leo X refused to permit the writ of divorce , Henry VIII decidded to go his own way away from the Church. The man who was once called the "Defender of the Faith " decided to form his own church where he would be head of as the Church of England or Anglican Church. He would eventually divorce Catherine of Aragon to marry Anne Boleyn so that a male heir could come to the throne after his death.

Answer 6

Because he wanted to divorce Katherine of Aragon and marry Ann Boylen. The Pope would not allow it as the Catholic Church does not allow divorce. When Henry was told this he said as he was the king of England he would become the head of the church. Now known as The Church of England.

Answer 7

He broke from the catholic church because the Pope refused to allow him to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon. He wanted to mary Anne Boleyn. Accordingly he became Supreme head of the Church of England and went ahead and did as he pleased.

Answer 8

according to Wikipedia "Henry, although theologically a Catholic, decided to become Supreme Head of the Church of England to ensure the annulment of his marriage."

Check the sight under Henry the VIII to get more background and history.

Hope this helps

Answer 9

He had to divorce his spouse, Catherine, to marry Anne. The church additionally had a multitude of wealth which he ought to confiscate on an identical time. type of like killing 2 birds with one stone. As to the third reason i assume he in basic terms had to interrupt the ability of the pope in England and make his very own church. How's that?

Answer 10

Henry VIII had already been given special permission from the Pope to marry his first wife, Katherine of Aragon as Katherine had been married to his older brother, Arthur. The elder son and heir (Arthur) died young and Henry's father wanted Henry to marry Katherine to retain the bond with Spain. The pope annulled the first marriage on Katherine's swearing that her previous marriage to Arthur was not consummated. It was prohibited then to marry your brother's wife even if she was a widow. I think it is based on one of the ten commandments.

After many years of marriage, poor Katherine had had several miscarriages but had only borne one living child, Mary (later Mary I, of notorious burning at the stake of heretics fame). Henry was desparate for a male heir and 'fell in love' with Anne Boelyn and wanted to marry her and petitioned the Pope (via Cardinal Wolsely and others) for a divorce.However, the Pope refused to grant him one. Katherine's nephew was the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V and did not want his aunt treated in this way. Also, Charles V was very politically powerful (I think he was King of Spain as well) and had the troops to invade the Vatican/overthrow the Pope. After failing through 'the usual channels', Henry VIII passed (I think it was called the Act of Supremacy) declaring himself head of the Church of England. The noblemenn and those of high rank or office were required to swear that they upheld this and his divorce and the legality of his 2nd marriage. If any sons born of his second marriage were to inherit the throne, the nobility had to accept the marriage was valid.. Sir Thomas More was one of those whose conscience refused to let him do this and he paid the ultimate price (he was beheaded). One of Henry's first acts after splitting from Rome was to declare his first marriage 'void' (effectively making Mary a bastard) and marry Anne Boelyn.

I hope this helps.