Religion in Britain 1603

Different Religions in Britain 1603

Puritans:

• Believed that the Church and services should be plain and simple. They didn't like extravagent churches with stained glass windows and didn't believe in wearing robes.
• They were very anti-Catholic and believed the Church of England wasn't reformed enough.

Catholics:

• Believed in extravagent churches and service (opposite of Puritans). 
• The Pope is head of the church.
• The priest was believed to have special powers and every Catholic was expected to communicate to God through him.

Protestants:

• Bishops were in charge of the Church.
• The King was in charge of the bishops, so, in charge of the Church of England - they just ran it for him).
• Protestants saw Catholics as the anti-Christ.

Presbyterians:

• A system of church government without Bishops.
• It gave a lot of power to individual congregations.
• This took power away from the King (he didn't support this system, even though he was brough up with…