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Counter Reformation To prevent the spread of the Protestant movement Council of Trent 1545-1563 Clarify the difference between the Catholic faith and the Protestant

Counter Reformation To prevent the spread of the Protestant movement Council of Trent 1545-1563 Clarify the difference between the Catholic faith and the

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Page 1: Counter Reformation To prevent the spread of the Protestant movement Council of Trent 1545-1563 Clarify the difference between the Catholic faith and the

Counter Reformation

• To prevent the spread of the Protestant movement

• Council of Trent 1545-1563

• Clarify the difference between the Catholic faith and the Protestant faith

Page 2: Counter Reformation To prevent the spread of the Protestant movement Council of Trent 1545-1563 Clarify the difference between the Catholic faith and the

Difference Between the 2 Religions• Catholics have the pope, Protestants don’t believe in a head

of a church• Catholics pray to saints, Protestants recognize them but

don’t worship them• Holy Water• Celibacy and Nuns• Purgatory• Sacraments• Holidays

Page 3: Counter Reformation To prevent the spread of the Protestant movement Council of Trent 1545-1563 Clarify the difference between the Catholic faith and the

Catholic Church• Began to recognize other

religious orders• Jesuits (founded by Ignatius of

Loyola)• Strong central command• Teachings were a base of faith

and reason• Studied the teachings of St.

Thomas Aquinas• Spread Catholicism to Africa

Page 4: Counter Reformation To prevent the spread of the Protestant movement Council of Trent 1545-1563 Clarify the difference between the Catholic faith and the

Inquisition

• Church court who investigated who wandered away from the Catholic faith

• Used intimidation & torture to get people to confess their sins (being protestant)

• Most famous was the Spanish Inquisition

Page 5: Counter Reformation To prevent the spread of the Protestant movement Council of Trent 1545-1563 Clarify the difference between the Catholic faith and the

Spanish Inquisition

• Led by Cardinal Inquistor Don Fernando Nino de Guevara

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Catholic Church• Catholic Church created a list

of books that were illegal in the Catholic faith

• Protestant Bible would be burned by the Catholic Church

• Counter Reformation would be successful and brought new life to the church