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Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3
I thought he was executed for refusing to acknowledge the marriage to Anne Boylene and to accept Henry VIII as the supreme head of the church in England  I will agree Thomas More was a great man and worthy of his sainthood. |
He refused to argue for Henry VIII's divorce to the Pope. Henry VIII wanted a divorce because his wife was infertile. More refused to represent the King because he felt that infertility was not a basis for divorce, because if God wills that their union produce a son, it will. The Church of England was founded because the Pope would not permit Henry VIII to divorce and marry as many times as it took to produce a son. Either way: that was More's argument: that no child or no son was not grounds for divorce because God would provide (if it was needed).
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Last edited by TrueFaith77; 08-12-2012 at 08:49 AM..
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