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CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND Politically motivated instead of religious Henry VIII Originally opposed Luther Wanted annulments of his wife Only one daughter Catherine of Aragon Pope refused the annulment Catherine is related to the H...

CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND Politically motivated instead of religious Henry VIII Originally opposed Luther Wanted annulments of his wife Only one daughter Catherine of Aragon Pope refused the annulment Catherine is related to the Habsburgs Henry rejects the pope Makes himself head of the Church of England CHURCH OF ENGLAND Monasteries and convents forcibly closed Dissolution Act Monks and nuns executed for noncompliance Carthusians Catholic-ish Kept liturgy and sacraments similar Bishops remain important ELIZABETH I Daughter of Henry VIII Came to power after Mary I Catholic queen married to Philip II Deemed illegit by the pope Reversed the Catholic restoration Did not widely persecute Protestants COUNTER- REFORMATION REASONS Calls for reform for a long time Luther, Zwingli, Calvin Settling differences More than just religious, but political German princes, Swiss cities, England Religious violence In Swiss cities, in HRE, and in England COUNCIL OF TRENT 1543-1563 Doubling down against Protestantism Ruled against Sola Fide Affirmed the doctrine of Transubstantiation Standardized the Mass Done in Latin REFORM Goal became to unify Church teaching Rooting out heresy Roman Inquisition Educating the population Society of Jesus Highly effective in Protestant lands Lay piety and mysticism The Spiritual Exercises The Interior Castle CONSEQUENCES Rectified initial problems Clerical corruption reduced Lay education increased Paid indulgences stopped in 1567 Church regains followers in Europe Poland and Germany Church expands in Latin America Baroque art