Episcopalianism / Anglicanism

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the heathen English. He was not allowed to leave until years later when he became pope. He then chose his friend, Augustine, a monk, to be the one to go to England. Augustine and his group met the King of Kent and were allowed to make converts. Eventually, the King even allowed himself to be baptized, and Kent became an independent branch of the Catholic Church (Stendahll 332-335). After Augustine's death, evil times came upon the church. The King died and his son relapsed for a time into heathenism. But, the missionary effort was eventually successful and the papacy was at the full height of influence by the end of the thirteenth century when the country was divided into dioceses, and at the head of each diocese was a bishop as the source of power and jurisdiction. Under the bishops were priests who were responsible for the spiritual care of all baptized persons in their parishes. The bishops surrounded themselves with many assistants to carry out their many tasks. These ...

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been dishonored, and did not wish to be held under the dictatorship of the emperor of Italy.
When Henry's struggle with Rome was ended, he found himself master of all England. He set about destroying all the religious houses in England. Henry knew that he had the support of a large majority of the English people. There were few in England who believed that the pope was a necessary part of the Catholic faith. There were many that knew him mainly as a cause of abuse and injustice. Henry saw that he could carry his plan through. He had made some changes in his religion, but every step was guarded by the royal authority and carefully explained by the royal wisdom, and was in its ...

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