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The Counter-Reformation

The Counter-Reformation. Effects of the Reformation. Causes of the Reformation. Humanist values led people to question church authority. Some clergy were corrupt, worldly, or poorly educated. Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses. The printing press helped spread Reformation ideas.

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The Counter-Reformation

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  1. The Counter-Reformation Effects of the Reformation

  2. Causes of the Reformation • Humanist values led people to question church authority. • Some clergy were corrupt, worldly, or poorly educated. • Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses. • The printing press helped spread Reformation ideas.

  3. 1) Many Protestant sects developed • St. Paul UMC • St. Gerards Catholic Church • St. Charles Catholic Church • Shawnee Alliance • Shawnee Presbyterian • Crossroads Church • Lima Community Church of the Nazarene

  4. 2) Church Leaders Reformed the Church • Jesuits • Founded by Ignatius of Loyola • Jesuit colleges: Georgetown, Xavier, Loyola, Walsh-Jesuit • Concentration on education

  5. 2) Church Leaders Reformed the Church (Cont’d) • Council of Trent • Convened by Pope Paul III in 1545. • Delegates examined criticisms made by Protestants of the Catholic Church • Addressed the abuses of the church: • Corruption of the church • Training of priests was regulated • Financial abuse was curbed • Sale of indulgences was abolished

  6. 2) Church Leaders Reformed the Church (Cont’d) Women in the church Roman Inquisition • Church court established by the Catholic church • Tried people who were accused of being Protestant, practicing witchcraft, or breaking church law.

  7. 3) Religious Intolerance & Anti-Semitism Increased • Renewed zeal for Catholic faith • Persecution and hysteria • Heretics • witchcraft • Political Effects • Rising sense of nationalism • Protestant Reformation encouraged the formation of independent states & nation • Separation of church & state

  8. 4) Religious Conflicts • Religious conflicts spread across Europe. • Italian Wars • Spain & France fought for control of Italian peninsula • Significance: Italian renaissance expanded throughout Europe • Peasants’ Wars • Took place in Germany • Peasants were upset with high taxes & lack of power.

  9. Effects of the Reformation • Many Protestant sects developed. • Church leaders reformed the Catholic Church. • Religious intolerance and anti-Semitism increased. • Religious conflicts spread across Europe.

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