HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Question
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A major goal of the Counter Reformation was to
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Reinstate the power of the Roman Catholic Church
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Reduce the authority of absolute monarchs
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Encourage new ideas in science and philosophy throughout Europe
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Compromise with European Protestants
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Counter-Reformation, or Catholic Reformation, In Roman Catholicism, efforts in the 16th and early 17th centuries to oppose the Protestant Reformation and reform the Catholic church. Early efforts grew out of criticism of the worldliness and corruption of the papacy and clergy during the Renaissance.
Detailed explanation-2: -The goals of the Counter Reformation were to reaffirm the supremacy of Catholicism, to denounce Protestantism and paganism, and to increase the worldwide influence of Catholicism.
Detailed explanation-3: -The key ideas of the Reformation-a call to purify the church and a belief that the Bible, not tradition, should be the sole source of spiritual authority-were not themselves novel.
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