Johanne Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 1500’s. It enabled cheaper education , individual thought, and the practicality of spreading a certain message. This new innovation came to be during a time that spanned the emergence of secularism. After making the …show more content…
It was created to stop the spread of reformation by information. They formed the jesuits. The jesuits were the society of Jesus missionaries were they used the tool of education to limit the spreading of the reformation. Then the council of trent was formed. It was a meeting of the roman catholic church leaders to rule on doctrines criticized by the protestants were the council would condemn heresy and heretics and attempt to eliminate the sales of indulgences. This act upset the Roman catholic church and lead to the launching of the inquisition. Prior to the inquisition religious wars circulated and protestantism was persecuted in Italy, Spain, and France. Leading up to that, the church decided to extend the renaissance by starting the baroque period. The church started a policy for beautifying and embellishing the church. They also continued to patronize composers like JS Bach, Vivaldi and artist like Caravaggio, Rubens to stop the