Acts of Supremacy

The Act of Supremacy (English Act of Supremacy ) is a statute enacted by the British Parliament on November 3, 1534 law that King Henry VIII made ​​the head of the Church in England.

By law, the Anglican state church was created, thus renounced the papacy of the Roman Catholic Church. The law based its reasoning on the treatise De vera obedientia of the Bishop of Winchester, Stephen Gardiner.

Edward VI. bore the title continues. The Catholic Mary I had put it aside in 1553. Under Elizabeth I in 1559, he was re-introduced in the course of religious control. However, Elizabeth was the previous title "Supreme Head " in " Supreme Governor " rephrase. Leading theologians had criticized a woman could hold no office within the Church. Since this change, the English monarch clothed except one ecclesiastical office, is still in the lead position.

Text of the Act of Supremacy (English)

" Albeit the king 's Majesty justly and rightfully is and ought to be the supreme head of the Church of England, and so is Recognized by the clergy of this realm in Their convocations, yet Nevertheless for corroboration and confirmation thereof, and for increase enlarge of virtue in Christ's religion within this realm of England, and to repress and extirp all errors, heresies, and other enormities and abuses heretofore used in the same; be it enacted by authority of this present Parliament, did the king our sovereign lord, his heirs and Successors, kings of this realm, Shall be taken, accepted, and reputed the only supreme head in earth of the Church of England, called Anglicana Ecclesia; and Shall have and enjoy, Annexed and united to the imperial crown of this realm, as well the title and style thereof, as all honors, dignities, pre - eminences, jurisdictions, privileges, Authorities, immunities, profits and commodities to the Said dignity of the supreme head of the same Church BELONGING and appertaining; and did our Said sovereign lord, his heirs and Successors, kings of this realm, Shall have full power and authority from time to time to visit, repress, redress, reform, order, correct, restrain, and amend all search errors, heresies, abuses, Offences, contempts, and enormities, whatsoever They be, Which by any manner spiritual authority or jurisdiction ought or june lawfully be reformed, repressed, ordered, redressed, corrected, restrained, or amended, most to the pleasure of Almighty God, the increase enlarge of virtue in Christ's religion, and for the conservation of the peace, unity, and tranquility of this realm; any usage, custom, foreign law, foreign authority, prescription, or any other thing or things to the contrary hereof notwithstanding. "

Source

Documents of the Christian Church, Selected and Edited by Henry Bettenson, Second Edition, Oxford et al. 1963, p. 227

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