HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Question
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The pope refused to perform the marriage ceremony
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The pope wouldn’t divorce him
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The pope wouldn’t let him marry two women at once
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The pope wouldn’t annul his first marriage so that he could have a son
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Detailed explanation-1: -Henry VIII created the Church of England as a religious body unique from the Roman Catholic Church in order to achieve his goal of divorcing his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, in an attempt to remarry and father sons to continue his dynasty.
Detailed explanation-2: -However, Henry formally broke with the Pope and the Roman Church after Pope Clement VII refused to grant him an annulment of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon so that he could wed Anne. His appeal for an annulment was on the grounds that their union contravened the scriptures, citing Leviticus 20.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why would Clement VII not permit King Henry VIII of England to divorce Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn? Because Catherine’s nephew, Emperor Charles V, controlled Rome and disapproved of Henry’s request for a divorce.