-Queen Elizabeth I helped restore Protestantism -Powerful monarchs challenged the church as the supreme power in Europe -Many leaders viewed the pope as a foreign ruler and challenged his authority <span>-European princes and kings were jealous of the Church's wealth. </span> -Merchants and other people didn't want to pay taxes to the church -Some church leaders had become worldly and corrupt -Many people found Church practices such as selling indulgences unacceptable <span>-People wanted to be able to divorce</span>
