Which of the following statements explains the major cause of the English reformation?

Question

A. Mary I's execution of the Archbishop of Canterbury
B. the violence resulting from Mary I's reinstatement of Catholicism in England
C. the pope's refusal to annul Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon
D. Henry VIII's condemnation of Martin Luther's teachings

Answer 1

The statement that explains the major cause of the English Reformation is:

C. the pope's refusal to annul Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

Henry VIII sought to annul his marriage to Catherine because she had not produced a male heir, and when the Pope refused his request, it led Henry to break away from the Catholic Church and establish the Church of England. This act was a pivotal moment in the English Reformation.