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The Catholic Reformation

The Catholic Reformation . What is it????. Vigorous reform movement within the Catholic Church. . When did it happen????. 1530s-1540s. What happened????. Pope set out to revive moral authority of the Catholic Church Appointed reformers to end corruption . Council of Trent: 1545.

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The Catholic Reformation

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  1. The Catholic Reformation

  2. What is it???? • Vigorous reform movement within the Catholic Church. When did it happen???? • 1530s-1540s What happened???? • Pope set out to revive moral authority of the Catholic Church • Appointed reformers to end corruption

  3. Council of Trent: 1545 • Council established to direct reform • Reaffirmed traditional Catholic views • Salvation comes through faith and good works • Bible is major source but not only source of religious truth • Steps to end church abuses • Provided stiff penalties for worldliness and corruption • Established schools to create better-educated clergy

  4. The Inquisition • Court set up during the Middle Ages to root out HERESY • Pope Paul strengthens Inquisition to fight Protestantism • Created list of books too immoral or irreligious for Catholics to read

  5. The Jesuits -Ignatius of Loyola • Strict program of spiritual and moral discipline • Goal: Defend and spread Catholic faith • Jesuits became advisors to Catholic rulers to help combat heresy • Missionaries spread the Catholic faith to far away lands

  6. Teresa of Avila • Est. her own order of nuns; very strict practice • Lived in Isolation, eating & sleeping very little; dedicated themselves fully to the faith • Canonized by the Church

  7. Legacy of the Catholic Reformation • Majority of Europe remain Catholic • Achieved some conversion – from Protestant back to Catholic • Charity flourished & church abuses reduced • Protestantism gained strong foothold on continent • Religious conflict still plays part in Europe

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