Counter (Catholic) Reformation

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Counter (Catholic) Reformation
Catholic Church mounted a series of reforms and
reasserted its authority.
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- 1530s and 1540s - started by Pope Paul III to
eliminate abuses, clarify theology, and
reestablish the Popes Authority.
Counter (Catholic) Reformation
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Council of Trent
1545 Pope Paul III called a council of bishops at
Trent (Italy)
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1.Forbade the selling of indulgences
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2. The clergy were ordered to follow strict
rules of behavior and attend a seminary
(theological school).
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3. Latin was the only acceptable version of the
bible and the Churchs interpretation was final.
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Catholic vs. Lutheran Doctrines
Catholicism -faith and good works will save
you -services held in Latin - Church is a
hierarchy, there are levels of worth.
Lutheranism -Faith is all you need to be
saved -Services to be held in persons own
language -All believers are equal before God
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• In 1543 the Catholic Church published the Index
  of Forbidden Books - a list of works considered
  too immoral for Catholics to read.

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Inquisition
The Inquisition of the 1500s introduced
censorship to curtail humanist and Protestant
thinking.
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Inquisition was established to reinforce Catholic
doctrine.by TORTURE.
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If you dared to blaspheme the Church!!!
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• Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus
  (Jesuits) around 1540. They traveled to many
  countries to spread Catholicism and combat
  heresy.