Catholic Reformation

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Complete the EDUCATED GUESS box on the Anticipation Guide

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October 22, 2012

Catholic/Counter Reformation Pope Paul III During the 1530’s and

1540’s set out to revive the moral authority of the Church and end corruption within the papacy Appointed reformers

Council of TrentCreated in 1545, lasted about 20

yearsRemoved simony and indulgencesRe-affirmed papal authority and 7

sacramentsBible is major source of religious

truth, but NOT THE ONLYSet up schools to educate clergy,

stop corruption & challenge Protestant views

The InquisitionPope Paul III strengthened

the Inquisition with a direct impact on the Protestant threat

Church to get rid of heresies used secret testimony, torture, & execution

Result of Catholic reformationby late 1500’s Rome was more

virtuous/moral than the one Luther visited 70 years earlier

piety, religious art, and charity flourished all over Europe

helped stopped the Protestant tide in the end, Europe was still divided:

Protestant vs. Catholic

Religions of Europe

Connections to Todayweakened the Holy Roman Empirestarted many of the religions we have

todaykilled many people over religion idea of separation of church and state increased anti-Semitism

Mary – “Bloody Mary” Mother (Catherine of Aragon)

devout Catholic. Wanted England to remain Catholic

Marries her cousin Phillip II of Spain political marriage

Wanted to align Spain & England as Catholic countries

She was fat & ugly – rumored they never consummated the marriage

Phillip was only in England a few times

Mary – “Bloody Mary” Led the Protestant Inquisition Killed over 300 at the stake for being Protestant

leaders Including Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury

Had a half sister Elizabeth Advised to kill Elizabeth for political reasons Elizabeth was a loved Protestant Put in Tower of London for treason against the Queen Elizabeth never confessed Mary couldn’t kill her – had her “banished” under

close watch

Mary – “Bloody Mary” Mary thought she was pregnant Called Elizabeth out of house arrest to witness

the birth Turned out to be false (twice) On her death bed she begged Elizabeth to keep

England Catholic Elizabeth said she would “follow what her heart

believed” Elizabeth became Queen

Elizabeth Becomes Queen in 1558 Wanted religious settlement 1559: Parliament passed a

new Act of Supremacy which repealed the pro-Catholic laws of Mary’s reign

Established a monarch as the head of the English Church

Showed compromise and ambiguity to unite as many people as possible

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