Religious Beliefs In 1500

Question 0

What were Catholics taught happened after death?

Answer 0

Went to purgatory unless they were a saint who went straight to heaven

Question 1

What is salvation?

Answer 1

Eternal life in heaven

Question 2

What was the only way salvation could be achieved?

Answer 2

Within the Catholic Church

Question 3

Did Henry ever deny purgatory?

Answer 3

No

Question 4

Why did Henry feel he had to break with Rome to achieve the divorce from Catherine? What year did this happen?

Answer 4

1929 the divorce was recalled to Rome. Henry knew the pope would not grant him his divorce so he had to go about it in other ways

Question 5

In what year was the reformation parliament assembled?

Answer 5

1929

Question 6

What did Cranmer and Foxe do to fuel Henry’s self confidence in Breaking with Rome?

Answer 6

Presented him with the book ‘Collectanea Satris Copiosa’ justifying Henry’s annulment. The book argued that the church was always under the monarchy power

Question 7

What happened in January 1531?

Answer 7

All of the clergy are accused of praemuniere and convocation agree the clergy should recognise Henry as the supreme head of the church so far as the law of Christ allows.

Question 8

What effect did being supreme head of the church in 1531 have on Rome?

Answer 8

It put Henry in direct opposition with the pope. It was a threat that if the pope would not grant the divorce Henry would act

Question 9

What is the suplication against the ordinaries?

Answer 9

House of Commons petitioned for the king to take action against clergy abusing legal powers. Canon law would have to be legalised by the King and current laws were examined by the Kings panel

Question 10

In what year was the submission of the submission of the clergy law?

Answer 10

1532

Question 11

What was the submission of the clergy?

Answer 11

Confirmation of the Kings position and overruling of the Pope. The clergy would obey the King only

Question 12

What is the Act in Restraint of Annates?

Answer 12

Bishops won’t pay 1/3 of their first years income to Rome
Crown had final say in appointment of bishops
If the pope put an interdict (strike) on church it should be ignored

Question 13

What is the act in restraints of appeals?

Answer 13

All legal cases spiritual and temporal would be decided within the Kingdom and to appeal to Rome would be an offence.

Question 14

What did the act in restraints of appeals claim?

Answer 14

Returning a power to the King stolen by the Pope

Question 15

When was the divorce announced?

Answer 15

May 1533

Question 16

What was the act of supremacy?

Answer 16

Henry was the supreme head of the church and to deny this was treason

Question 17

When was the act of supremacy?

Answer 17

1534

Question 18

What effect did the Submission of the Clergy have on Thomas More?

Answer 18

He resigned as Chancellor the next day as he was loyal to the pope and felt it was a blow to papal authority

Question 19

Give 3 reasons why the Pope was responsible for the failure to get a divorce?

Answer 19

Pope feared to act because of pressure from Charles V who strongly opposed the divorce as Catherine’s nephew. Charles V pulled the Sack of Rome 1527 to increase the Popes fear and became dominant in Italy from 1529.
Pope had his own self interest as he thought Charles would punish the rulers of Florence and would call the General council to solve his problems with German Lutherans which was a threat to papal power. The pope was trying to please Charles to recover Florence and keep his power.
Pope was unwilling to admit the pope had been wrong giving the dispensation especially when the pope was under watch from the Lutherans ready to criticise him

Question 20

Give 4 reasons why Henry wanted the divorce

Answer 20

Childless
Infatuation with Anne Boleyn
Genuine belief he had sinned
Leviticus chapter 8

Question 21

What does the Act of 6 Articles state?

Answer 21

Confirmed royal supremacy
Transubstantiation
Mass
Purgatory
Confession
Clerical celibacy
Banned communion