Catholic Reformation

Catholic Reformation Movement within the Catholic Church responding to the Protestant Reformation Affirmed Catholic ideas and addressed weaknesses Pope’s goal= restore and regain. Also known as the counter-reformation.

Council of Trent (1545-1563) Refused to compromise on any belief. Salvation by faith and works. Established education for priests. Outlawed selling indulgences Place controls on Church’s finance Developed means of dealing with heretics: Holy Office - Church’s FBI Index of Forbidden Books A meeting of church officials meant to addresses the Protestant’s claims Outcomes: Reaffirmed Pope’s supremacy Reaffirmed 7 sacraments and necessity of priests Salvation by faith AND works Reformed priest’s education & dedication

Council of Trent

Rise of the Jesuits Founded by St. Ignatius Loyola Big on missionary work. Do whatever the pope requests of you.

Essential Question How did the Council of Trent reflect the new goals of the Catholic Church following The Protestant Reformation?

Scientific Revolution

Pre-Scientific Revolution Ptolemaic/Geocentric Theory- earth is the center of the galaxy - other planets revolve around it. Things get more perfect the closer they get to Heaven THEN CAME…

Scientific Revolution Heliocentric Theory- sun is the center of the universe (Copernicus). Imperfect heavenly bodies & telescope (Galileo) Dominated by reason, natural laws (Newton’s 3 laws of motion) Watchmaker (Deist) God Emphasize the influence of the renaissance on the change in thoughts regarding science. Also emphasize that s rev. was an elite movement.

Great Scientists Kepler- 3 laws of planetary motion: planets move in elliptical, not circular orbits. Bacon & Descartes - Scientific Method. BIG THEME: Reason isn’t good enough anymore. You must be able to prove theories! Consolidate!

Impact The Church works to suppress new Scientific Revolution ideas…why? Rise of REASON It kills their worldview! New views challenge the authority of the Church.

Monty Python Clip How does the clip reflect the reactions of Europeans to the Scientific Revolution?

Witch-Hunts On the rise during the 1600’s…why?

Big Questions How did the Council of Trent reflect the new goals of the Catholic Church following The Protestant Reformation? What was the Scientific Revolution? Why was it revolutionary? In what ways did the witch hunts of the 1600’s show that the Scientific Revolution was an elite movement? Check if same