The beliefs of the Catholic Church and the various protestan churches are all based on the?

leadership of the pope.

Explanation:

The Catholic Church is also referred to as the Roman Catholic Church. It is adjudged to the largest christian community (church) with about 1.3 billion baptised catholic members across the world. The Roman Catholic Church was established in Judea based on the teachings of Jesus Christ, with Saint Peter being its first Pope.

A Pope is referred to as the Roman pontiff (Romanus Pontifex) or supreme pontiff (Pontifex maximus). He is the head of the Catholic Church worldwide, sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome; he oversees and controls the activities and beliefs of the church.

Hence, the beliefs of the Catholic Church and the various protestant churches are all based on the leadership of the pope.

However, the Puritans wished to purify the Church of England because they believed there was too much Catholicism left in the Church of England. This group of religion extremists or fanatics believed that the church of England had too many doctrines that were similar to those of the Roman Catholic church and as such sought to eliminate such ceremonies.

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