What Did The Pope Say About Elizabeth?

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The new pope, Pius V, did not like Elizabeth. Like all Catholics,

he believed she was illegitimate

, and thus had no right to the throne of England. Catholics believed that the true Queen of the land was Mary Queen of Scots.

What did the Pope issue against Elizabeth I?

In 1570

Pope

Pius V

issued

the bull Regnans in Excelsis, which excommunicated

Queen Elizabeth

I, deprived her of her right to rule, and released her subjects from obedience to her.

How was the pope a threat to Elizabeth?

The papal bull of excommunication issued on 25 February 1570 declared that

Elizabeth was a pretender

, and called upon her subjects to disobey her. This showed that the pope did not consider Elizabeth to be the lawful ruler of England and that he wished to remove her from power.

Why did the pope excommunicate Elizabeth?

Fear of Catholic plots

In 1570 the Pope issued a Papal Bull of Excommunication against

Elizabeth and actively encouraged plots against her

. The Pope also encouraged Catholic priests to undertake secret missionary work in England to convert people back to Roman Catholicism.

What did the Catholic Church think about Elizabeth?

The cause of the rebels was not helped by a Papal Bull that was issued in 1570 that severely criticised

Elizabeth as a usurper of the throne

; she was referred to as “wicked” and a “heretic” in the Bull. It sanctioned the right of Catholics to “deprive her of her throne”.

Why did the pope not like Elizabeth?

The new pope, Pius V, did not like Elizabeth. Like all Catholics, he

believed she was illegitimate

, and thus had no right to the throne of England. Catholics believed that the true Queen of the land was Mary Queen of Scots.

Why were Jesuits a problem for Elizabeth?

Catholics saw Mary as the rightful queen of England. In 1570 the Pope produced a Papal Bull of Excommunication that said that Elizabeth was excommunicated (thrown out)

of the Catholic Church and he ordered Catholics not to obey her

. This meant that by the 1580s Elizabeth was under threat from the Catholic Church.

Why did Elizabeth get involved in the Netherlands?

Protestants in the Netherlands began

a revolt against Spanish rule

in 1572. Elizabeth secretly supported the Dutch rebels because she knew the Dutch revolt would keep the Spanish too busy to threaten England. Elizabeth sent an army to help the Dutch rebels fight Spain.

Why was Elizabeth declared illegitimate?


Her father, King Henry VIII, had Parliament annul his marriage to Elizabeth’s mother—his

second wife, Anne Boleyn—thus making Elizabeth an illegitimate child and removing her from the line of succession (although a later parliamentary act would return her to it).

Was Elizabeth 1st a virgin?

Elizabeth I was England’s ‘Gloriana’ – a

virgin queen

who saw herself as wedded to her country.

What changes did Elizabeth make?

The

revised Act of Supremacy still abolished papal supremacy

, but defined Elizabeth as Supreme Governor, rather than Supreme Head, of the church. This change of title placated those who did not feel that a woman could be the head of the church, and the act passed fairly easily.

Who were Jesuits and what did they do?

What is a Jesuit? The Jesuits are an

apostolic religious community

called the Society of Jesus. They are grounded in love for Christ and animated by the spiritual vision of their founder, St. Ignatius of Loyola, to help others and seek God in all things.

Why did Catholic opposition to Elizabeth increase?

There are many reasons for this, including

interference in English affairs from the Pope

, Elizabeth’s role in the Dutch revolt (which angered Catholic Spain), Mary Queen of Scots’ arrival in England in 1568 and the rebellion in 1569 that was led by the Catholic Earls Northumberland and Westmoreland.

How did Elizabeth respond to the Catholic threat?

It therefore can be said that whilst the Catholic threat was high during the middle years of her reign, Elizabeth

dealt with it well, issuing laws and using the sources she had

, such as one of her advisors Walsingham working around the country helping to diminish the threat.

Why was Elizabeth reluctant for the Dutch Protestants?

Elizabeth I was reluctant to help Dutch Protestant rebels in the Netherlands.

She wanted to avoid anything that could lead to war with Spain

. Instead, she hoped to apply pressure on the Spanish to encourage them to agree to return the Netherlands to how they had been governed under an agreement made in 1548.

Who led Elizabeth’s army in the Netherlands?

Tensions in the Netherlands increased greatly between 1576 and 1584. Elizabeth increased her financial commitment to the cause of the Dutch rebels and hired mercenary soldiers to intervene in the conflict under the leadership of

John Casimir

.

Amira Khan
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Amira Khan
Amira Khan is a philosopher and scholar of religion with a Ph.D. in philosophy and theology. Amira's expertise includes the history of philosophy and religion, ethics, and the philosophy of science. She is passionate about helping readers navigate complex philosophical and religious concepts in a clear and accessible way.