WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was one of the goals of the Counter-Reformation (Council of Trent)?
A
To clarify Calvinist teachings
B
To affirm the Lutheran belief in predestination
C
To correct abuses/corruption in the Catholic Church
D
To win people over to Anglican beliefs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Council of Trent then became a Catholic conference whose goal was to reform the abuses of the Church (like the sale of indulgences), address claims of error in Church teaching and practice, and affirm (or reaffirm) the Church’s authority and centrality in the lives of the people.

Detailed explanation-2: -The main objectives of the council were twofold, although there were other issues that were also discussed: To condemn the principles and doctrines of Protestantism and to clarify the doctrines of the Catholic Church on all disputed points.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Counter-Reformation served to solidify doctrine that many Protestants were opposed to, such as the authority of the pope and the veneration of saints, and eliminated many of the abuses and problems that had initially inspired the Reformation, such as the sale of indulgences for the remission of sin.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation The counter-reformation movement aimed at introducing new reforms in the church. For this purpose, the council of Trent was set up. This council introduced new reforms in the catholic church. They banned the books that opposed the catholic teachings and set up centers for the training of the priests.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Council of Trent addressed church reform and rejected Protestantism, defined the role and canon of scripture and the seven sacraments, and strengthened clerical discipline in education.

Detailed explanation-6: -The phrase Catholic Reformation generally refers to the efforts at reform that began in the late Middle Ages and continued throughout the Renaissance. Counter-Reformation means the steps the Catholic Church took to oppose the growth of Protestantism in the 1500s.

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