WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the purpose of the Council of Trent?
A
to punish heretics and non-believers
B
to put Martin Luther on trial for attacking the Church
C
to persecute Jews and force them to live in ghettos
D
to reform the Catholic Church from within
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Why was the Council of Trent convened? The Council of Trent was the formal Roman Catholic reply to the doctrinal challenges of the Protestant Reformation . It served to define Catholic doctrine and made sweeping decrees on self-reform, helping to revitalize the Roman Catholic Church in the face of Protestant expansion.

Detailed explanation-2: -The council of Trent was a Church council convened at Trent in North Italy in 1545 by Pope Paul III. This council made a number of changes in Catholic Church. The role of council of Trent in Counter Reformation can be summarised as follows: It expanded its doctrines in light of the changed attitudes of the times.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The council considers the sacraments the “path of all true justice” and claims that they are essential to achieving salvation. The council claims that all 7 Catholic Sacraments were instituted by Jesus Christ, and that God imparts grace through the sacraments upon any individual who takes them correctly.

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