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The pope excommunicated Henry VIII because he refused to submit to papal authority. He challenged the church's decision not allowing him to divorce Katherine of Aragon, and in doing so proclaiming himself leader of the church in England, thus being able to make his own decisions regarding his divorce.

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If the king didn’t follow the rules of the Church or what the pope ordered him to do he would threaten excommunication. This was a very frightening idea in the Middle Ages because it meant that a person would not go to heaven. The pope was considered God’s representative on Earth.

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