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1. Test Acts

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   The immediate effect of the Test Acts was the large-scale removal of Catholic officials from positions of power, a reaction fueled by lingering fears stemming from the Gunpowder Plot and general European political trends. However, the application of the anti-Transubstantiation clause created significant friction with English Protestant Dissenters (Presbyterians, Baptists, Congregationalists, etc.). While Dissenters rejected the authority of the Pope, many interpreted the strict wording of the oath concerning idolatry as applicable to their own views on communion, l…