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The Counter (Catholic)
Reformation
The Counter Reformation was a
series of actions the Catholic
Church took to counteract the
effects of the Protestant
Reformation.
Action #1:
Catholic officials met to make reforms
• Council of Trent
– Banned the selling of
indulgences
– Created a code of conduct for
all clergy (priests, popes, etc.)
– Rejected the Protestant belief
that the church was not needed
to help people reach salvation
Action #2:
New orders were formed to bring the
focus back to spirituality.
– Jesuits
• Founded by
Ignatius Loyola
• Focused on
obedience to the
church
• Concentrated on
education as a way
to spread
Catholicism
Action #3:
The Catholic Church tried to
control information
• The Index of Banned
Books
– The Catholic Church
warned people not to
read certain books
– Protestant churches
also issued lists of
banned books
Action #4:
The Catholic Church punished
non-Catholics in some countries
• The Inquisition
– Trials that took place mostly in Spain
– Tortured & killed non-Catholics
– Forced many to flee Spain
As Catholics and Protestants
both tried to convert people to
their beliefs, religious and
political wars broke out across
Europe.
Despite some friendly relations
between Catholics and
Protestants, Europe became
more divided as a result of the
Protestant Reformation