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Why did king Henry VIII break from the catholic from the Catholic Church

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Henry VIII was a Catholic when he began his reign of England in 1509. ... But Catholic doctrine did not allow for divorce, so the Pope refused to allow the King to divorce Catherine. So the King broke with the Catholic Church, created his own (the Church of England), and declared that the King was the head of the church
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Henry VIII separated from the Catholic Church because

the Catholic Church refused to grant him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, who had failed to produce a male heir

In addition, he wanted to

bring church property in Britain under his control

Step-by-step explanation:

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