Henry VIII wrote or published a book called 'The Defense of the Seven Sacraments' (actually written by Thomas More) in response to Luther's attack on the sacraments, demonstrating how controversial this issue was across European rulers.

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when henry viii wrote or at least published a book under his name called the defense of the seven sacraments which was in fact written by thomas more the reason why he did this the thing that provoked it was luther's attack on the sacraments

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The Bible and Western Culture - Luther and the ReformationMichael Sugrue
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:25:36 PM

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