17.4 The Reformation Continues
What role did Pope Paul IV play in reforming the Catholic Church?
& Pope Paul IV: made the Index of Forbidden Books, made Catholic bishops all over burn the books on the list (including the Protestant bibles), 10,000 books per day burned
What are the three major activities of the Jesuits?
(1) Jesuits founded schools throughout Europe, teachers educated in classical studies and theology, (2) convert non-Christians to Catholic, sent missionaries around world, (3) stop spread of Protestantism.
People who believed that a person must be able to decide to be Christian before he or she can be baptized
Anabaptist
A religion based on teachings of John Calvin
Calvinism
What role did Pope Paul III play in reforming the Catholic Church?
Pope Paul III : Four Steps, 1st directed council of cardinals to investigate indulgence selling and abuses in the Church; 2nd Jesuit order approved; 3rd Inquisition, a papal judicial process put in place to try & punish heretic;4th council of Church leaders met in Trent
Followers of John Knox who believed that each community church should be governed by a group of presbyters
Presbyterians
What important events of the Reformation?
Religious/Social Effects: Protestant churches increased, Catholic Church became more unified (because of reforms started at Council of Trent), Catholics & Protestants gave more emphasis to role of education (founded parish schools & new colleges / universities
Why were the effects of the work of the Jesuit missionaries so long lasting?
The leader took around 18 years to find enough missionaries