HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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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
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Reach a compromise with European Protestants
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -The reformation was caused due to the grievances that the people had towards the unjust practices of the Church, like collecting various fees in the name of the Church. The monarch also felt that the Church was interfering in the ruling and decision-making by the royal head.