1. Bellwork: 3/5 Take a sheet from the tray-do not write on it
Get in yo seat
Get started answering the questions on your own paper in complete sentences!
Have your notes ready from Friday!

2. The Counter Reformation

3. Reforming the Catholic Church
Counter-Reformation
The Catholic Church’s series of reforms In response to the spread of Protestantism in the mid-1500’s to the early 1600’s.

4. Religious Orders Jesuits
“Society of Jesus”
Renewed church’s emphasis of spirituality and service.
Founded by Ignatius of Loyola
Basque Nobleman and former soldier.
Concentrated on education as a means of combating the Protestant Reformation.

5. The Council of Trent
1545, Church members decided to redefine some religious doctrines of the Catholic Church.
Clarified Catholic teaching
Addressed Abuses
Addressed Corruption
Training of Priests regulated
Addressed Financial Abuse
Sale of Indulgences was abolished

6. The Council of Trent Cont….
Council reaffirmed:
Transubstantiation
Sacraments
Baptism
Confirmation
Marriage
Eucharist
Penance (Confession)
Anointing Sick
Basic structure of Church reaffirmed!

7. The Inquisitions Two different Inquisitions:
Roman Inquisition (1542)
Spanish Inquisition (1478)
The Roman Inquisition tried people for:
Being Protestant
Witchcraft
(Malleus Maleficarum) “Hammer of Witches”
Breaking with Church Law

8. Spanish Inquisition Tried to convert:
Jews
Muslims
Protestants
Many accounts of torture and executions!
Index of Forbidden Books= censorship

9. The Protestant Reformation’s Long Term Effects

10. Changes in Religion
Jesuits bring many back to the Catholic Church, and renew the doctrines of the Catholic Church.
New denominations form because reformers interpret the Bible differently!

11. Expulsion of Jews and Muslims
Spain gives these groups of people three options.
(1) CONVERT to Christianity
(2) GET OUT of Spain
(3) DIE
Jews segregated to ghetto
Ghettos- were walled sections of the city and their gates closed at a certain time each evening.

12. Censorship in the Church
The Index Librorum Prohibitorum
The Forbidden Books were a list of books that people should not read.
You could lose your soul by reading these books.
Contained Reformer’s writing and some secular works.

13. Witchcraft
Hysteria of Witchcraft swept through Europe during 1580 to 1660.
Witches would:
Kill Children
Kill Livestock
Work with the Devil.

14. Political Effects
States and businesses want church to become less involved with political affairs.
Political power was now separate from the church!

15. Religious Wars and Unrest
The Italian War
King Charles VIII of France invaded Italy, and Spain joined in the fight too.
Fighting ended in 1559.
The war is credited with spreading Renaissance ideas throughout Europe.
During the fighting many important artists fled from Italy, and took their ideas as well!

16. Conflicts between Religions
Conflicts between Catholic faith and Protestant faith in France.
In 1598, Henry of Navarre converted to Catholicism, and this created temporary peace.
Edict of Nantes granted religious freedom to Protestants.
Fighting between Catholics and Protestants continues especially in England with Henry VIII children and later on…