SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Before the Reformation, all Christians living in Western Europe were part of the Roman Catholic Church. This was led by the Pope, based in Rome. The Church was extremely rich and powerful. In church, services were held in Latin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Christianity is broadly split into three branches: Catholic, Protestant and (Eastern) Orthodox.

Detailed explanation-3: -Counter-Reformation, also called Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival, in the history of Christianity, the Roman Catholic efforts directed in the 16th and early 17th centuries both against the Protestant Reformation and toward internal renewal.