Why did Henry VIII come into conflict with the pope?

Question

(1 point)
• Henry wanted England to become a Protestant nation.
• Henry wanted to remove the pope as head of the Church.
• The pope refused to annul Henry's marriage and allow him to remarry.
• The pope was angry about England's defeat of the Spanish armada.

Answer 1

Henry VIII came into conflict with the pope because the pope refused to annul Henry's marriage and allow him to remarry. This was the primary issue that led to the English Reformation and the eventual establishment of the Church of England, independent of papal authority.