Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-5018798-20160108203501

Hello. This is in all probability a very stupid question, but I'll ask anyway. Could Henry VIII, during the attempted annulment of his marriage to Catharine of Aragon, reasonably have (rather than taking over headship of the English Church) gotten the views of the Patriarchs of the Eastern Sees (Antioch, Alexandria, Jerusalem ect) and stated that he would abide by their decision, thus sidestepping the Pope by going halfway Orthodox rather than halfway Protestant?

I realise there are issues with regards to the Ottoman Empire existing and controlling the region where the Eastern Sees are located, and that henry believed himself Catholic, but I thought I'd ask. 