WORLD RELIGIONS

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: -Resistance to the growing acceptance and restoration of traditional Catholic ceremonial by the mainstream of Anglicanism ultimately led to the formation of small breakaway churches such as the Free Church of England in England (1844) and the Reformed Episcopal Church in North America (1873).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Church of England is also known as the Anglican Church, and it was founded by King Henry VIII in the early 16th century. He founded the church so that he could divorce his wife, Queen Catherine of Aragon, and marry Anne Boleyn with the hope of producing a male heir. The Church of England is a Protestant sect.

Detailed explanation-4: -Church of England in America After the American Revolution, the Anglican Church became an independent organization in the United States and called itself the Protestant Episcopal Church.