1. The Catholic Reformation

2. Introduction
While Protestant churches won many followers, millions remained true to Catholicism
The Catholic Church now had a new duty
To keep followers in the Church
To do this, it was forced to reform itself
This movement is known as the Catholic Reformation or the Counter-Reformation

3. The Counter/Catholic Reformation
Important leaders in the Reformation were
Ignatius Loyola and
Pope Paul III and Pope Paul IV

4. Ignatius Loyola
He was injured in war is 1521, and while recovering, he thought about his past sins and the life of Jesus
He believed that his daily devotions to Jesus cleansed his soul
He wrote the book
Spiritual Exercises
It laid out a day by day plan of meditation, prayer, and study
He compared physical and spiritual exercise

5. Members were called Jesuits They had 3 missions:
Loyola spent 18 years gathering followers, and in 1540, he created a religious order called the Society of Jesus
Members were called Jesuits
They had 3 missions:
Built excellent schools that taught Christianity
Convert non-Christians to Catholicism
Stop the spread of Protestantism

7. Reforming Popes Pope Paul III took steps to reform the church as well
He directed a council to investigate corruption
Approved the Jesuit order
Used the Inquisition (the church court) to seek out and punish heretics
Called for the Council of Trent

8. Council of Trent
, Catholic Bishops and Cardinals met in Italy to discuss church doctrine
They agreed on 4 main ones…

9. The Catholic Church’s interpretation of the Bible was final
Christians need faith AND good works for salvation
The Bible AND Church tradition were equally as powerful
Selling of indulgences was banned

10. The next pope, Paul IV, spent his reign carrying out the rules
He also went as far as having the council draw up a list of books that went against church teachings
This list was called the Index of Forbidden Books,… They were all burned