for a time in england. he tore the kingdom apart with his break from rome. we have wars of religion within england, we have wars of religion between france and england with france being more loyal to the pope, england more loyal to henry. the entire religious landscape becomes weaponized. and then henry viii begins to take the church s wealth. narrator: as head of the church of england, henry viii seizes property that belongs to the catholic church. he begins to strip all of the altars in england. he takes that wealth for himself. narrator: he dissolves the monasteri serks and con vents, stripping over 12,000 mornings, nuns and priests of their homes and assets. henry is very puzzling in terms of religion. henry viii had the alliances. he had the wealth to be able to disregard the pope, to be able
change course. it doesn t look like right now that s about to happen. the indications are he s not interested in sanctions relief that would get him more money, more economic aid. he pretty much wants to go on this path. that s what all the indications are. doesn t sound good. thank you for the upsaid. more questions today about the health of brip s queen elizabeth. she is 90. she has been suffering from what royal officials are calling a heavy cold. she was too ill to attend her annual christmas and new year s church services. we are getting word queen elizabeth is up and working but doing so out of the public eye. cnn s phil black is in london. reporter: the queen is famous and widely respected for her steadfast commitment to performing her duties regardless of the circumstances. by her own standards for the 90-year-old monarch and head of the church of england to miss church services on both christmas and now new year s
to the remember now the queen is the official head of the church of england and the pope is also the head of state, so they have a lot more in common than you might think. now, here s what s happeninging right now. a huge, open-air mass. this is happening in glasgow. the pope oftentimes will have one of these. this one taking place right now. they re expecting a crowd of some 65,000 worships. catholics make up roughly 9% of the population. the news was made before that. speaking to reporters in the air, he reflected on the clergy scandal. he said, quote