Sunday, August 14, 2011

What were the contributions of the the Council of Trent, and the Jesuits to the revival of Catholicism?

The council of trent granted limited reforms to the Catholic church that were desperately needed. The Council was part of the Counter-Reformation to counter the Enlightenment. It was decided that priests would have to have some restrictions and the church could no longer sell indulgences to get money, by abdicating people of sins for money. the church would also stop the practice of allowing people to hold church offices and just not show up to them. they also agreed that they would not make any concessions to the huguenots and protestants. such as changing the method of their teachings, or changing their services. This helped the revival of Catholicism as it led to a church that was less corrupt and more likely to help people. It became less money oriented and more compelling to the mes. The Jesuits were a teaching order and i would guess that they helped the revival of Catholicism just by teaching people about it. Converting and stuff.

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