Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The 16th-century English Reformation , during which the Church of England broke away from the authority of the pope and the Catholic Church , split the Southworth family of Samlesbury Hall .
Simplified: During the 16th century English Reformation , the Church of England broke away from the rule of the pope and the Catholic Church . This event split up the Southworth family of Samlesbury Hall .