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In addition, Edward also changed the title belonging to the king from the title of Supreme Leader of the Anglican Church to Supreme Administrator of the British Parliament.

Moreover, under Edward's suggestion, the committee also passed a general rule that all those who serve as teaching staff must swear with their own conscience before God:

His Majesty the King is the sole supreme magistrate of this country...whether in religious and ecclesiastical affairs, or in secular affairs, this is the case; within the territory of this kingdom, any foreign monarch, individual, bishop, state, or ruler, in church or religious affairs Neither has nor shall have any right to stewardship, dominion, leadership, or authority!

In this way, the judicial tribunal of the whole church was vested in Edward, who would oversee Anglicanism.

Moreover, it also stipulates that anyone who refuses to swear allegiance to His Majesty the King will lose his salary and position; those who insist on the authority of the Pope will be deprived of their property, and if they do not change their position, they will be severely punished according to crimes of contempt and treason , to the death penalty.

Of course, these are just the most important ones.

Many more clauses were put together to form this Act on the authority of the King, which was called the Supreme Act, which was perfected and proposed by the Royal Commission, and finally passed in both the House of Lords and the House of Commons.

The passage of the bill fully established the king's authority and management rights over the Anglican sect, making the somewhat dissociated Anglican sect completely under the king's control.

Of course, these are not ideas of Edward alone, but have been improved by referring to Elizabeth I's Supreme Act.

Looking at the ten or so pages of bills in front of him, these are the clauses establishing the king's authority in the church, including various requirements and punishment methods. Edward was finally satisfied.

The king was satisfied, and then the members of the Royal Commission also seized the time to start drafting more Protestant measures.

First of all, the committee members were deadlocked around a condition, and the scene was very tense for a while, and the meeting had to be stopped.

In this regard, our Majesty the King is very curious, what bill is so important that the members of the Royal Commission have come to such a stalemate.

After Edward understood, he silently drew a circle in his heart.

The point of contention among the members of the various committees was whether priests should be allowed to marry.

In this regard, conservatives believe that only those who keep their bodies pure can serve God, and those who cannot even protect their own purity cannot shepherd God's sheep.

Moreover, they believe that only by fully devoting themselves to serving God can they approach God and understand the Lord's will.

In fact, the main reason for this regulation is to prevent the teaching property from being swallowed up by the second generation of the teaching.

Before the eleventh century, priests were allowed to get married. In the eleventh century, when the pope set an example, the church stipulated that clerics were not allowed to marry.

Of course, this method is quite effective, and it has indeed prevented the teaching property from falling into the hands of the second generation of teaching.

Even the now decaying Roman Church has not abolished this regulation.

When it comes to Protestantism, however, it is very different.

You must know that in Protestant countries, the nobles generally divided the religious property, and their rights were greatly reduced. Without the religious property, the priests also lost most of the opportunities to make money, so it doesn't matter whether they get married or not.

So Edward thought it over, and decided to allow the priests to marry.

The reason is that most of the teaching property of the Church of England is currently in the hands of the Tudor royal family and nobles.

Besides, what a lot of advantages it would be to allow priests to marry!

First, it can allow Edward to gain the favor of most of the English priests and collect a lot of people's hearts.

The second is to bring England closer to Protestant countries.

When Henry VIII just reformed, England was the beacon of the Protestant countries. After a while, those countries saw the true face of England and knew that it was just a change of skin but not a bone, and the sense of distance was distanced.

These Protestant countries are a good counterweight to France, a pawn of the Catholic country.

With the help of the king, the committee members crossed this threshold very well.

A series of bills reforming the Catholic Church followed.

Among them, they have made detailed regulations on various religious rituals, such as communion, anointing, confession, and even the location of the altar and the priest's priest's clothing, which is closer to the mainland Protestantism.

For example, the worship ceremony with the participation of the congregation, the public collective prayer ceremony and the pastor's public preaching are adopted. For example, the public participation in worship ceremonies and public collective prayers are adopted to facilitate the priest's public preaching, the cumbersome mass ceremony is changed to a simple communion ceremony, the Catholic transubstantiation is abandoned, and the symbolic meaning of the crucifixion of Jesus is adopted.

A series of articles on missionary and religious rites, known as the Second Book of Common Prayer, which is different from the First Book of Common Prayer dominated by Duke Edward.

The so-called Book of Common Prayer, it is not the Bible, nor is it another book to replace the Bible.

It can be said that it is a book that teaches you how to understand the Bible and how to practice etiquette to worship God.

The publication of the Second Book of Common Prayer laid the foundation for Anglicanism, that is, it severed the connection with Catholicism.

You can even get married, the way of worshiping God is different from the robes, and you can't get close to the Catholic Church.

It's like two twin brothers. Although both were born to the same parents and look similar, their habits and thinking are completely different. These two people are independent of each other.

If we say that the book with the largest number of prints in this era must be the Bible. Its popularity is the greatest. Every small church will have several copies of the Bible.

Moreover, when priests preach and preach, the Bible is a must.

Edward also thought that in a few years, the Bible and the Book of Common Prayer would be written in English.

This will certainly promote the emergence of English nationalism.

The current European language is Latin, and the text is Latin. Basically every priest knows Latin, otherwise you can't even read the Bible.

And when England has its own language and characters, then this country is unique and will definitely generate national centripetal force.

The King of England is the best representative of this nation.

Of course, it is not appropriate to write the Bible in English at present, as its writing and language system are incomplete.

Besides, Scotland and Ireland have not been completely conquered, so writing the Bible in English will definitely not pass.

So, just wait a few years before taking action. Let's use Latin for now!