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Council of Trent

Council of Trent. Background. The Council of Trent was a series of meetings between Catholics 1545-1563 Trent is a city in the Italian Peninsula Pope Paul III realized that the Protestant Reformation was spreading, so he helped organize these meetings as a response

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Council of Trent

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  1. Council of Trent

  2. Background • The Council of Trent was a series of meetings between Catholics 1545-1563 • Trent is a city in the Italian Peninsula • Pope Paul III realized that the Protestant Reformation was spreading, so he helped organize these meetings as a response • This is part of the Counter-Reformation

  3. Pope Paul III

  4. Time Frame • Protestants were invited but could not vote on issues • They stopped attending by 1552 • The Council of Trent was made up of three distinct periods • 1545-1549 • 1551-1552 • 1562-1563

  5. Purpose & Results • Condemn principles of Protestantism • Define Catholic teachings • The Catholic interpretation of the Bible was final

  6. Purpose & Results • Salvation was achieved through faith and good deeds • A Pope can grant indulgences, but the economic aspect would be phased out • Latin was the universal language for worship

  7. Indulgence • An indulgence granted by authority of the Pope by Johann Tetzel in 1517. The text reads: "By the authority of all the saints, and in mercy towards you, I absolve you from all sins and misdeeds and remit all punishments for ten days."

  8. Findings of the Council • Priests were not allowed to get married • Common people could get divorced, but could not remarry until their spouse passed away • Pope Pius IV ratified the decisions of the council in 1564

  9. Pope Pius IV

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