Counter Reformation

How is a person saved? * Catholicism * Lutheranism Where does religious authority reside? What is the Church?

I. What was the Counter-Reformation? A movement within the Catholic Church to reform itself in the wake of the Protestant Reformation. It was comprised of 5 major elements: a) Doctrine b) Ecclesiastical or Structural Reconfiguration c) Religious Orders d) Spiritual Movements e) Political Dimensions

Background The Protestant Reformation did NOT take the medieval Catholic Church completely by surprise. New religious orders sprang up in the 16th century. Pope Paul IV – revived the Inquisition in Italy to, in part, suppress reform-minded Catholics

III. Ignatius Loyola & the Jesuits Most instrumental reform group in the success of the __________________. Referred to as__________________. Who was Ignatius Loyola? He read_______________________ Inspired him to write_____________ a) a program of _________________

Ignatius’ exercises were intended to teach Good Catholics how to KEY = AND = uncompromising loyalty to This helped

IV. Council of Trent Met in 3 session over 18 years (b/c of war, plague and politics) Involved 4 different___________. 3. A commission of cardinals was tasked with institutional reforms to deal with a) corrupt _________&__________ b) c) & other Goal? Council most dedicated to ____________________________

V. Change vs No Change Change No Change 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. 5. 5. 6. 6. 7.

NOTE: Part of Conciliar Movement Pertaining to or issued by a council Emerged in response to the Avignon papacy. Held that final authority in spiritual matters resided with the Roman Church as a corporation of Christians, embodied by a general Church council and NOT with the pope. (3 councils met pre-Luther)

VI. Question: Compare and Contrast the Catholic Reformation vs. Lutheran Reformation. Get into groups of 4 and answer the question. Keep in mind: The Council of Trent, instrumental to the Counter Reformation, was improving the discipline and administration of the Church and not reforming doctrine – which was the goal of the Lutheran Reformation