The argument of this source surrounds how the arts served the Catholic Church’s needs during the Counter-Reformation, here also called the Catholic Renewal. The author’s main claim is that sculpture, painting, and architecture were used in the Catholic Church during the Catholic Renewal to serve as the artistic expression of religious belief. The reason the author gives is that the Church wanted to “strengthen beliefs and stimulate emotions.” The author then splits his article up into five parts to serve as examples and historical background to the main claim, bringing up The Council of Trent, Tridentine cultural style, Baroque style, the building of St. Peter’s Basilica, and ending with papal patronage. Using a case study of St. Peter’s as
