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Question #6: Was the Reformation in England more a matter of politics or true faith?
The stage for reformation in England was set by economic, political and religious factors that had been brewing for a long time. Some of the causes of the revolution included discontentment among both the laymen and nobles, corruption and the Roman Catholic church political climate (McKay et al., 2014). Most of all, the self-serving and pervasive attitude of King Henry VIII is what had a significant impact and ultimately led to the reformation in England (McKay et al., 2014). For this reason, I believe the reformation was both a matter of politics and true faith. Even so, it was more of politically motivated than a matter of true faith.
As for politics, Henry VIII’s reformation moves can be said to have been successful politically, given that there had been attempts in the past towards the same. It is noteworthy that there was no peace between England and Rome for a long time, …show more content…

This period was characterized by the Catholic Church’s attempt to stop the spread of Protestantism (Elton, 1977). Institution measures such as the Jesuits which was the Society of Jesus, the inquisition that defined the church practices and the council of Trent, were set (McKay et al., 2014). The council of Trent was a conferences series that were aimed at the definition of the catholic beliefs versus the protestant beliefs. The council was led by Pius IV, Julius IIII, and Paul III who were catholic popes (Elton, 1977). Another characteristic of this period was the establishment of new schools with an objective of training the clergy in the ways that they could challenge the protestant beliefs successfully, although they were not able to stop Protestantism (McKay et al.,

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