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A Denomination is generally understood as a branch of the Christian Church, generally created after a fist fight between two church leaders, often over ridiculous things like whether the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son or just the Father, whether we should forgive our "debtors" or "those who trespass against us," whether the KJV is better than some other Bible, or whether you should have your minister serve for a long term or be a one-man minstrel show wandering from church to church each year.
Rights of gays, women in the ministry, and other major social changes can all cause schisms, which often lead to new denominations.[citation needed]
If you are the King of England, and really really really want a male heir new wife, you can just make a new denomination and say "I divorce thee, I divorce thee, I divorce thee"[1] and marry the hot young thing.
Many scholars do not consider Catholicism as a denomination of the Christian Body at large.[citation needed] Many others think that's just whacked and anyone spouting the religion of Jesus is part of some denomination of Christianity.
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- ↑ Historical note: King Henry VIII actually annulled his first marriage rather than got a divorce.