"Almost every British schoolchild is taught that Henry VIII, the swaggering Tudor king driven by lust and his quest for an heir, broke away from the Roman Catholic church in 1534 after the pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Henry created the Church of England, appointed himself its supreme governor, divorced Catherine and married Anne Boleyn (who lasted just three years before she was beheaded for treason)."
"The age of mutual suspicion really is now over, Jamie Hawkey, a canon-theologian at Westminster Abbey, told a briefing hosted by the Religion Media Centre. Seventy years ago, it was not possible for Catholics and Anglicans to go into one another's churches without causing great offence. This is a moment where history can be seen to be healed. Turmoil, violence and antagonism characterised relations between Catholics and Anglicans for centuries."
Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church in 1534 after the pope refused to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Henry established the Church of England, declared himself its supreme governor, divorced Catherine and married Anne Boleyn. He ordered dissolution of monasteries, seizure of land and valuables, destruction of libraries and manuscripts, and execution of clergy. Catholics in England and Scotland were banned from openly worshipping for centuries and faced social exclusion into the 20th century. The 1701 Act of Settlement barred Catholics or those married to Catholics from the throne. Relations have thawed since the mid-20th century, culminating in King Charles III praying with Pope Leo XIV.
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