Counter Catholic Reformation Catholic Church mounted a series

Counter (Catholic) Reformation Catholic Church mounted a series of reforms and reasserted its authority.

Counter (Catholic) Reformation - 1530 s and 1540 s started by Pope Paul III to eliminate abuses, clarify theology, and reestablish the Pope’s Authority.

Council of Trent 1545 Pope Paul III called a council of bishops at Trent (Italy)

1. Forbade the selling of indulgences

2. The clergy were ordered to follow strict rules of behavior and attend a seminary (theological school).

3. Latin was the only acceptable version of the bible and the Church’s interpretation was final.

Catholic vs. Lutheran Doctrines Catholicism Lutheranism -faith and good -Faith is all you works will save you need to be saved -services held in Latin -Services to be held in person’s own language - Church is a hierarchy, there are -All believers are levels of worth. equal before God

In 1543 the Catholic Church published the Index of Forbidden Books - a list of works considered too immoral for Catholics to read.

Inquisition The Inquisition of the 1500’s introduced censorship to curtail humanist and Protestant thinking.

Inquisition was established to reinforce Catholic doctrine…. by TORTURE.

If you dared to blaspheme the Church!!!

Ignatius of Loyola founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) around 1540. They traveled to many countries to spread Catholicism and combat heresy.