Council of trent Celine and Emily
Prior Knowledge Trent is a city in Italy The council of Trent was part of the Counter-Reformation Began in 1545 Pope Paul III reigned as pope from1534-1549 Pope Paul III
Who was involved Pope Paul III saw that the Protestant Reformation was spreading, so he organized the meeting for the Council of Trent The Catholic Church The Protestants were invited, however, they didn’t have a say Calvinist and Lutheran were asked to participate
What happened Pope Paul didn’t like how fast the Protestant religion was spreading he summoned church leader to Trent, Italy (Council of Trent) There were three meeting; lasted 1545-1563 The council reviewed to over look church doctrines (a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church) They reviewed the complaints by the Protestants about the Catholic Church Banned the sale of indulgences and it tightened discipline for the clergy
What happened continued… Council reaffirmed the importance of the doctrines the Protestants didn’t want The council’s decision emphasized the worship of God and the need for religious ceremonies and people must depend on priests Reforms started to happen because of all the corruption in the Catholic Church
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Religious Disunity from the council of trent The council of Trent went against everything Lutherans preach ↓↓↓ People found the Protestantism’s simplicity and austerity (strictness, sternness) appealing, but others took comfort from traditional ceremonies and churches
Credits Pope Paul III- http://www.famous-quotes.cc/authors/pope-paul-iii Council of Trent- http://www.paradoxplace.com/Church_Stuff/Early_Christianity.htm http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15030c.htm http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/604238/Council-of-Trent Text book pages 337-339