HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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to discredit Protestant religious leaders.
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to gain papal control of the Church of England.
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to bring a new leader to power in England.
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to revive the moral authority of the Church.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Led by Pope Paul III, it is known as the Catholic Reformation, or the Counter-Reformation. During the 1530s and 1540s, the pope set out to revive the moral authority of the Church and roll back the Protestant tide. He also appointed reformers to end corruption within the papacy itself.
Detailed explanation-2: -The leader of this reform movement was Pope Paul III. Paul wanted to reverse the Protestant movement and win back followers by ending corruption in the Church during the 1530’s and 1540’s. This movement became known as the Counter Reformation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pope Paul III launched the “hardline” movement of Catholic Reformation. In 1542 he approved the creation of a permanent branch of the Church devoted to holding Protestantism in check: the Holy Office, better known as the Inquisition.
Detailed explanation-4: -The reformers rejected the authority of the pope as well as many of the principles and practices of Catholicism of that time. The essential tenets of the Reformation are that the Bible is the sole authority for all matters of faith and conduct and that salvation is by God’s grace and by faith in Jesus Christ.
Detailed explanation-5: -Paul IV, original name Gian Pietro Carafa, (born June 28, 1476, near Benevento-died Aug. 18, 1559, Rome), Italian Counter-Reformation pope from 1555 to 1559, whose anti-Spanish policy renewed the war between France and the Habsburgs.
Detailed explanation-6: -The Counter-Reformation, also called the Catholic Reformation or the Catholic Revival, was the period of Catholic reforms initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation.