Catholic Reformation Counter Reformation Catholic Reformation Millions remained
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Catholic Reformation Counter Reformation
Catholic Reformation • Millions remained in the Catholic Church • Movement started to reform the Church
Ignatius of Loyola • Founder of the Society of Jesus – Jesuits • Wrote a book called Spiritual Exercises – Plan for daily prayer, meditation and study
Jesuits • Members of the Society of Jesus 1. Founded schools (Boston College) 2. Convert non-Christians to Catholicism 3. Stop the spread of Protestantism
Paul III • Pope took four important steps in reforming the Church 1. Council of Cardinals investigated abuses of the Church 2. Approved the Jesuits 3. Used Inquisition to seek out heresy 4. Called for Council of Trent
Paul IV • Carried out Council of Trent’s decrees • Index of Forbidden Books- gathered books and burned them
Council of Trent • Meeting held by the Church to agree on several reforms. Bishops and Cardinals were in attendance 1. Church’s interpretation of the Bible was final. Any Christian who substituted their own interpretation was a heretic 2. Christians need faith and good works to reach salvation
Council of Trent Decrees 3. Bible and Church tradition were equally powerful authorities 4. Indulgences were valid expressions of faith. But the false selling of indulgences was banned
