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The Council of Trent

The Council of Trent. By Jesus. Protestantism, go away. With the influence of individuals such as Martin Luther and Calvin, the Protestant Reformation began attacking several aspects of Catholicism.

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The Council of Trent

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  1. The Council of Trent By Jesus

  2. Protestantism, go away • With the influence of individuals such as Martin Luther and Calvin, the Protestant Reformation began attacking several aspects of Catholicism. • Eventually, the Catholic Church went from being attacked for its selling of indulgences to being attacked for several of its doctrines and devotional practices.

  3. Re-fo-orm! Re-fo-orm! • As a result of the rise of Protestantism, calls for reform came from: • Individuals • Groups • Mystics • Popes

  4. Are We Reforming Yet? • Individuals such as the “fiery Dominican” Girolamo Savonarola denounced what he called the paganism of the humanists and led people to bonfires of vanities, e.g. cards, dice, jewelry, expensive clothing, etc. • Groups such as the Oratory of Divine Love, consisting of about 100 clergy and laity members, reformed themselves and those around them in hopes of reforming the Church.

  5. Still Not Reforming, huh? • Prominent mystics such as Teresa of Avila wrote on how to purify one’s soul to reach a closer communion with God, contributing to a sense of moral reform that was sparked by the Jesuits. • The biggest call for reform came from popes, such as Pope Adrian VI, who is regarded as the first pope of the Catholic Reformation. However, Pope Paul IV showed the most initiative to spark reform when he called for the Council of Trent.

  6. Yayyyyy, Reform! • The Council of Trent worked in two broad scopes: responses to Protestant charges; and the reformation of Church practice. • In regards of reform, the Council made sure to reform of the Roman curia, particularly in regards to financial dealings, pluralism and simony were condemned, and the purposes of indulgences and relics were clarified in order to avoid the misuse through misinformation. • The Council also defined several aspects of the Church’s practices, such as obligations and responsibilities of local priests, the affirming of church tradition as parallel to that of scripture, and the meaning and number of sacraments.

  7. Yayyyyyy, More Reform! • The Council ordered the founding of seminaries for the education and training of priests. • *The Council also created a list of banned books, since Paul IV judges that it was not enough to burn heretical writings.* • In order to argue Protestant teachings, the Council argued that good works are necessary as supplemental actions to aid in salvation. • The Council also affirmed transubstantiation, that mass is a true sacrifice and that it can be offered for the benefit of the dead, but partaking in both parts was not necessary for the laity. ** = stupid

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