What did Henry VIII do to anger the catholic church

- To someone living at the time of Henry, this was a very real fear, and a threat which the Catholic Church used to keep people under its control. The pope refused to grant Henry this and by 1533 his anger was such that he ordered the Archbishop of Canterbury to grant him a divorce so that he could marry Anne Boleyn.

Someone living at the time of Henry, this was a very real fear, and a threat which the Catholic Church used to keep people under its control. ... The pope refused to grant Henry this and by 1533 his anger was such that he ordered the Archbishop of Canterbury to grant him a divorce so that he could marry Anne Boleyn.