Catholic Reformation

The church takes a stand

The Catholic Reformation

The Church finally notices the growing Protestant movement, but it took some time.

In fact, even criticism from within the church was ignored, Like with Erasmus.

Finally The Church takes action, called the Catholic Reformation, or the Counter Reformation

Goals of Counter Reformation

Emphasis on Spiritual matter Make doctrine more clear Campaign to stop the spread of

Protestantism.

Pope Paul IIIPope at the Time. Created a plan to take a stand against Protestantism

Tactics

Strategies used by the Catholic Church in the Counter-Reformation include the Inquisition, the list of banned books entitled The Index of Forbidden Books, the agreements reached at the Council of Trent, and the establishment and work of the Jesuits.

Council of Trent

Pope Paul III called together the leadership of the Church to discuss the church’s position on complicated doctrine

First off, they acted to end the sale of indulgences

Tightened discipline among church leadership

Council of Trent

Ceremonies were necessary, because God should be worshiped in Splendor

People must depend on Priests in order to receive salvation

Salvation came from ceremonial church AND individual faith

Salvation could come through good works

What they decided…Made clear distinctions between Lutheranism

Goal Method Used

Revive Spirituality End Sale of Indulgences, Tighten discipline on

clergy

Combat Heresy Brought Inquisition to Rome,

Forbidden Books

Define Catholic Doctrine

Priests, Ceremonies,

Slow the Spread of Protestantism

Better educated Priests

Soldiers of the Catholic Revolution

Religious Orders to help support the Catholic Church

Ignatius de Loyola Founder of the Jesuits Jesuits were an official

recognized order of the church

Loyola believed that salvation was achieved by doing good deeds

His followers took vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience to the Pope.

Jesuits

Jesuits were organized like a military body

Strong discipline, and strict obedience

As many as 1,000 members Traveled to teach doctrine and slow

the spread of Protestantism Supported education, founded

schools Combined humanist values with

church doctrine to gain support for the church.

Religious Upheaval

Some hoped Religious Reformation would be tolerated, but it wasn’t

Many religious wars broke out in France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland

Some positives, Increased interest in education

More power in national governments, less power in the Pope