1545-Council of Trent

The Council of Trent was a major part of the Counter-Reformation. The Council of Trent was a meeting of church leaders that began in Trent, Italy, 1545. Pope Paul the III called on the council to fight against false distribution of prayer forgiveness in the church. After the distribution, parts of the church left and made their own churches, they were all called Protestantism. So the Council of Trent were trying to fix the distribution and get the people that left back to one church. Over the next 18 years, they had more than 20 sessions to figure out the distribution.

In answer to the Protestant ideas, the Council gave a better statement of Catholic teachings. The teachings rejected Predestination, also that each person has the responsibility of deciding the fate of their souls. The Council of Trent believed in the importance in the Bible, and wanted the churches authority to interpret the Bible. It said that the Latin Bible was the only official scripture. The council also took part in making much needed changes in the church. The requirements for making the church a better place were basic. It was simply better education, and training of clergy. They wanted priests and bishops to spend more time preaching. These rules made churches more alike in more different places as well.

The Council of Trent went a long way and a long time trying to achieve the goals of Pope Paul the lll. The work from the council brought a higher standard of morality to the church's clergy and leadership. The church was reformed! It was better to compete with Protestantism for the loyalties of Christians.

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