Question

By establishing an independent church after the pope refused to end his marriage, King Henry VIII of England demonstrated that:

A) European monarchs were prepared to fully separate religious and political institutions
B) the Reformation had weakened the Catholic Church's influence over powerful leaders
C) the Catholic Church was no longer considered a major political force in western Europe
D) Religious tolerance had become an important value in western European societies
(APEX)

Answer 1

the reformation had weakened the Catholic Church's influenced over powerful leaders.

Answer 2

B) the Reformation had weakened the Catholic Church's influence over powerful leaders

Step-by-step explanation:

The Protestant Reformation started at the beginning of the 16th century, when Martin Luther nailed the 91 theses on the door of the Church of Wittenberg, a proclamation against the corruption of the Catholic Church. This sparked a reformation wave throughout Europe that sought to change the way Christianity had been practiced. In England, the Protestant reform took momentum due to the initiative of the King Henry VIII at mid-16th century because he wanted to divorce from his wife Catalina de Aragon, which he could not do because divorce was forbidden according to the Catholic Church's doctrine. By separating from the Roman Church, he demonstrated that the Reformation had weakened the Catholic Church's influence over powerful leaders in a great way.