1. DO NOW: THINK OF SOMETHING IN SCHOOL THAT YOU ARE NOT PLEASED WITH. HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT CHANGING OR REFORMING THAT POLICY OR RULE? Chapter 12 ~ Lesson 4

2. Concept: What was the Counter-Reformation? The Council of Trent

3. Chapter 12 ~Lesson 4 Council of Trent (1545 – 1563)  Focused on confronting the need for reform within the Church & disproving Protestant beliefs  Affirmed that humanity is not essentially evil  Affirmed there are 7 sacraments & upheld the truth of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist  Affirmed the belief that people need the Church to guide them in their efforts to live a Christian life

4. Chapter 12 ~ Lesson 4 Council of Trent (continued)  Stated that faith must be expressed in good works  Upheld the practice of praying to the saints and for souls in purgatory The Council of Trent also:  Required bishops to work to reform the Church  Put in place a system for selecting bishops, free from the interference of local princes

5. Chapter 12 ~Lesson 4  Established seminaries to give future priests a good education and strong spiritual formation  Called for the publication of a universal catechism ~Roman Catechism: inspired by Pope Pius V in 1566 **The Council of Trent set forth the official teaching of the Church on all important matters