After Martin Luther took issue in his Ninety-five Theses with Catholic interpretations and traditions that were not explicitly in the bible, the Council of Trent made declarations as well as a few regulations to reaffirm the Catholic faith. The regulations were made in response to the distaste that the public had shown to the Churches' methods of fundraising. As such, the Church made stricter regulations to combat accusations of corruption such as stricter rules on indulgences. They also made several declarations.
One of the declarations was that Catholic tradition is equal to the Scriptures in authority and not Martin Luther's idea of sola scriptura, or the idea that the Scriptures alone were the only authoritative source for how to be a
One of the declarations was that Catholic tradition is equal to the Scriptures in authority and not Martin Luther's idea of sola scriptura, or the idea that the Scriptures alone were the only authoritative source for how to be a