HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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The Catholic Church accepted the dominance of the new Protestant religions in Italy, France, and Germany.
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Spain became a predominantly Protestant nation.
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Catholic Church leaders refused to make any changes in Church practices.
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The power of the Catholic Church in Europe was weakened.
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Detailed explanation-1: -As a result of the Protestent Movement, the Catholic Church started its own Counter Reformation to weed out ill practices within the church. But the earlier power of the Catholic Church started to decline due to its division into the formation of the new Protestant Church.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Roman Catholic Church responded to the Protestant challenge by purging itself of the abuses and ambiguities that had opened the way to revolt and then embarked upon recovery of the schismatic branches of Western Christianity with mixed success.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Catholic Reformation was a religious movement that transpired in the 1500s throughout Europe. It aimed at reforming the Catholic Church’s corruption and resulted in the creation of Protestantism, a major branch of Christianity.
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: -Translation of the Bible into German, French, English, and other languages. The Counter-Reformation, a movement within the Roman Catholic Church to reform and revive itself. Improved training and education for some Roman Catholic priests. The end of the sale of indulgences.