Re: History of Church of England

[barbara wolf <lupa@biddeford.com>]

At 11:26 AM 2/26/96 -0500, Midge wrote:
>I think I have come to the conclusion that the creation of the Church of
>England was a sinful act....I would like your feelings and flames on this
>matter...I am a little chilly here...I realized that the church was
>created for the benefit of a greedy king...many saints were killed to
>facilitate this birth..Sts thomas more, john fisher, john southworth etc...
>any comments

As I stand aside to let the experts in Ch. Hist. explain, let me just
suggest that you bone up on your history a bit more.  Nobody defends Henry
VIII--nor, for that matter, his daughter Mary (who killed some saintly
people herself, trying to undo her father's work).  The Church in England
wasn't *created* by Henry; it was separated from the Papacy and didn't
really take shape until Elizabeth I.  (Before all you experts condemn me for
over-simplification, I know, I know!)  No flames from here--just a long,
drawn-out sigh.
Barbara Wolf

        "But we've got to be careful not to reduce people by cramming
        them in the limits of our understanding, haven't we?"

                                                Reginald Hill