[Hieronymus]

And Henry VIII is still the Defender of the Faith. At least this is not the worst mess up the Church has suffered in this area.

[ebb tide]

And Henry VIII is still the Defender of the Faith.

Not true.

After Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church, Pope Paul III excommunicated Henry and rescinded the grant of the title “Defender of the Faith” in 1538 but the English Parliament declared that the title remained valid.

https://catholicunderthehood.com/2010/10/17/today-in-catholic-history-henry-viii-is-declared-the-defender-of-the-faith/