The Catholic Reformation was the church’s response to the Protestant Reformation. The Catholic Reformation was also known as the Counter Reformation. The Catholic Reformation occurred in the 16th and 17th century. The Catholic Reformation was caused by many differences between the church and people of Europe. Mainly any follower of the western Christian churches called the Protestants. The Protestants are followers of the principles of reformation, such as Lutheran and Baptist churches. The Protestants Reformation caused problems for the Roman Catholic Church. In result, the Catholic church created the Council of Trent to help with corruption in the church. The Catholic church makes changes to prevent people from leaving and becoming Protestant.
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Which is a division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences or beliefs. The people that split was from the catholic church were known as Protestants because they disagreed with the church’s rules. Like people paying the church to forgive them, which was also called selling of indulgences. The church also refused to translate the bible to different languages. Which means they would have the power to teach it to others. Most people in Europe meet only one person in their life that could read the bible, and that was the priests. The church owned one third of all land in Europe. This caused the church to make it the most powerful economic and political force on the continent. Protestants are members of Lutheran, Baptist, and Presbyterian churches. When the Protestant Reformation occurred in the 16th century, the were led by influential figures like Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a graduate from the University of Wittenberg who disagreed with the teachings the Roman Catholic church provided. For example, Luther with priests thinking they were the authority. The Protestants had causes many difficulties for the Roman Catholic church. In result, the Catholic church had to make some changes regarding the inner
Which is a division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences or beliefs. The people that split was from the catholic church were known as Protestants because they disagreed with the church’s rules. Like people paying the church to forgive them, which was also called selling of indulgences. The church also refused to translate the bible to different languages. Which means they would have the power to teach it to others. Most people in Europe meet only one person in their life that could read the bible, and that was the priests. The church owned one third of all land in Europe. This caused the church to make it the most powerful economic and political force on the continent. Protestants are members of Lutheran, Baptist, and Presbyterian churches. When the Protestant Reformation occurred in the 16th century, the were led by influential figures like Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a graduate from the University of Wittenberg who disagreed with the teachings the Roman Catholic church provided. For example, Luther with priests thinking they were the authority. The Protestants had causes many difficulties for the Roman Catholic church. In result, the Catholic church had to make some changes regarding the inner