What did Henry viii want from the pope?

Answer:
Henry wanted a n annulment of his marriage, this is different somewhat from a divorce! The papacy at great cost to the pleader was a source from which an annulment could be gained. It was the fact that Henry had paid the vast cost required, the fact was the pope, in this case, wasn't able to perform his side of the rather sordid business, being a prisoner of Queen Katherine's nephew, the German Emperor!
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