Relations with the Papacy …
{"Image DocumentName": "Relations with the Papacy \u2026", "Image ImageDescription": "Philip\u2019s relations with the Papacy were often stormy \u2026 Philip\u2019s control of the Spanish Church worried the Papacy, particularly his determination to keep Papal influence to a minimum. Philip was unwilling to relinquish rights and privileges he had inherited from Charles, and the earlier Catholic monarchs (Ferdinand and Isabella) For Philip, royal control of the Church had led to victories over both Jews and Moors, and also preventing heresy in the Spanish mainland \u2013 accordingly he was reluctant to allow the Papacy influence over the Spanish church. The Papacy had not exactly been forthcoming with much support in putting down heresy in the Low Countries, nor had its support been significant in the struggle against the Ottomans in the Mediterranean. The Papacy saw Philip\u2019s control over the Spanish church as a challenge to its authority and, in the wake of the Council of Trent, wanted to emphasise the primacy of the Papacy over all secular rulers \u2026", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}