1. Council of Trent

2. Background
The Council of Trent was a series of meetings between Catholics
Trent is a city in the Italian Peninsula
Pope Paul III realized that the Protestant Reformation was spreading, so he helped organize these meetings
This is part of the Counter-Reformation

3. Pope Paul III

4. Protestants were invited but could not vote on issues
They stopped attending by 1552
The Council of Trent was made up of three distinct periods

5. Purpose and Results Condemn principles of Protestantism
Define Catholic teachings
The Catholic interpretation of the Bible was final

6. Salvation was achieved through faith and good deeds
A Pope can grant indulgences, but economic aspect phased out
Latin was the universal language for worship

7. Indulgence
An indulgence granted by authority of the Pope by Johann Tetzel in The text reads: "By the authority of all the saints, and in mercy towards you, I absolve you from all sins and misdeeds and remit all punishments for ten days."

8. Priests were not allowed to get married
Common people could get divorced, but could not remarry until their spouse passed away
Pope Pius IV ratified the decisions of the council in 1564

9. Pope Pius IV

10. Who Am I? Everyone will receive a name tag
These names will be different people from the Reformation
Your job (without cheating) is to figure out who you are by asking your classmates a series of questions
Even if someone guesses right, do not tell them if they are correct

11. Only Questions You Can Ask
Am I Catholic?
Am I Protestant?
Am I a Christian?
Does anything bad happen to me?
Do I do anything bad?

12. Mock Council of Trent
This activity is not intended to change anyone’s religious views
For our purposes, Protestants and Catholics will attend the council
1’s will be Lutheran, 2’s will be Calvinists, 3’s will be Zwingli and 4’s will be Catholics
Your job is to determine 4 things you stand for in your respective religion (also include any books important to your faith)
You will have about 10 minutes to prepare and then each religion will take turns pleading their case
Make sure everyone is actively involved in the presentation