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The Counter Reformation Notes
EQ: How did the Catholic Church respond to the
Protestant Reformation?
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What do I need to be able to do?
Describe the Counter Reformation
Describe the Council of Trent
Describe the role of the Jesuits in the Counter
Reformation
Why did the Catholic Church need reforming?
 The Protestant Reformation caused many people to _______________ what the Roman Catholic Church
had been __________________.
 The Counter-Reformation was a Catholic _______________ to the ideas of early Protestants.
 What did the Protestants say?
 Protestants spoke out against ________ ________________, Catholic ___________________
_______________________, and ___________________ in church ________________________.
Answer the following questions after reading the excerpt from Martin Luther:
1. How does Luther say the leaders of the Catholic Church have prevented themselves from being held
accountable?
2. How does he describe the leaders of the Catholic Church?
3. What do you think people switching over to the beliefs of the Protestants meant for the Catholic Church?
4. How dangerous were these ideas that Luther and the Protestants were preaching?
The Council of Trent
 This Catholic Council met from _____________________.
 The Council declared that every ___________ Catholic _______________ and practice was _____________
____________________.
Results from the Council of Trent
 ___________________ ____________________ doctrines.
 __________________ Catholic Church _______________________, placed firm ____________________ on
the _________________ of ______________________, and stricter _______________ _________________
for church leaders.
 Proclaimed that the Catholic Church’s ___________________ of the Bible was _______________________.
o Anyone who questioned it was labeled a _______________________.
 Catholic Church ____________________ was proclaimed to have as much _____________________ as
_________________________.
Saint Ignatius of Loyola and the Jesuits
 Ignatius’ first occupation in life was __________. He was a ________________, but after being wounded in
1521 he __________________ to _____________________________.
 While he was recovering from his wound he decided he would lead the rest of his life in
_________________ to ____________________ instead of men.
 Eventually Ignatius assembled a _______________ of ________________ named the “________________.”
He was appointed as the group’s first “Superior General.”
 The order was characterized by __________ _________________ ___________________, ___________
_______________, and extreme ___________________ to the ____________________.
Answer the following questions after reading the words from Ignatius of Loyola:
1. What does he say the Jesuits should believe about Church doctrine?
2. Why does he say this is necessary?
The Impact of the Jesuits
 Jesuits often served as _______________ _______________ and _____________________ for princes and
_________________.
 Jesuit “______________” in England hatched __________________ that came close to _______________
Queen Elizabeth.
 In __________________ they called for the ___________________________ of Henry III because he was
“_________________,” and Henry IV because he was _______________________.
 The evidence of Jesuit ________________ is still obvious. The following ____________________ were all
established by __________________ _______________________: Georgetown University, Loyola
University, Fordham University, Boston College.
The Politics of the Reformation
 The Pope’s ____________________ was on the _______________ across _______________________.
 Some __________________ rulers took sides not based on their _________________ beliefs but rather on
what would ________________ their _________________.
The Results of the Reformation and the Counter Reformation
 The ________________ and the ___________________ both ______________ what they
________________.
 By the last half of the 16th century, _________________ ________________________ on both sides were
trying to _______________ the other by _____________________.
**Now, go back and answer the EQ 