1. Counter Reformation To prevent the spread of the Protestant movement Council of Trent 1545-1563 Clarify the difference between the Catholic faith and the Protestant faith

2. Difference Between the 2 Religions Catholics have the pope, Protestants don’t believe in a head of a church Catholics pray to saints, Protestants recognize them but don’t worship them Holy Water Celibacy and Nuns Purgatory Sacraments Holidays

3. Catholic Church Began to recognize other religious orders Jesuits (founded by Ignatius of Loyola) Strong central command Teachings were a base of faith and reason Studied the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas Spread Catholicism to Africa

4. Inquisition Church court who investigated who wandered away from the Catholic faith Used intimidation & torture to get people to confess their sins (being protestant) Most famous was the Spanish Inquisition

5. Spanish Inquisition Led by Cardinal Inquistor Don Fernando Nino de Guevara

6. Catholic Church Catholic Church created a list of books that were illegal in the Catholic faith Protestant Bible would be burned by the Catholic Church Counter Reformation would be successful and brought new life to the church