WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The group that met over a 20-year period that enacted reform on the Catholic Church was called?
A
Council of England
B
Council of Spain
C
Council of Trent
D
Council of Tribunes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Council of Trent, 19th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, held in three parts from 1545 to 1563. Prompted by the Reformation, the Council of Trent responded emphatically to the issues at hand and enacted the formal Roman Catholic reply to the doctrinal challenges of the Protestants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pope Paul III, who convoked the Council, oversaw the first eight sessions (1545–47), while the twelfth to sixteenth sessions (1551–52) were overseen by Pope Julius III and the seventeenth to twenty-fifth sessions (1562–63) by Pope Pius IV.

Detailed explanation-3: -First Vatican Council (1870 CE) (the 20th ecumenical council)-defined Pope’s infallibility, addressed revelation and interpretation of Scripture, and the relationship of faith and reason.

Detailed explanation-4: -Various branches of the Roman Catholic church were created during the aftermath of the Catholic Reformation, including the Jesuits and Franciscans. In 1540, Pope Paul III approved the creation of the Jesuits, a religious order that focuses on poverty, chastity, and obedience to the Pope.

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