Catholic Reformation and The Council of Trent
What were the Council of Trent decisions with regard to church discipline?
1) A seminary for the education of priests was to be set up in each diocese. 2) Decrees were passed against pluralism and absenteeism by clergy and religious leaders. 3) Indulgence selling was abolished.
What were the Council of Trent decisions with regard to doctrine?
1) Human nature is not totally depraved. 2) Justification comes through faith, hope and charity, or love, which includes good works. 3) Scripture and tradition are an expression of God's revelation.
What were the Council of Trent decisions with regard to doctrine?
4) The traditional 7 sacraments are to be upheld. 5) Doctrine of transubstantiation is to be upheld. In other words, Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist.
What were the Council of Trent decisions with regard to doctrine?
6) The Mass is a sacrifice presided over by a priest. 7) The position of the Pope as the successor of St Peter and the Vicar of Christ was affirmed.
Reasons why the Council of Trent needed to implement discipline
All of these happened because uneducated priests who lacked training as well as training priests who were not spiritually motivated. Nevertheless, these new priest were needed to replace priests who had died during the black plague.
What is a Church Council?
Church Councils are gatherings of all the cardinals, residing bishops and other priests and lay people.
What is a Church Council?
Church Councils meet to discuss matters of faith and Church discipline.
What is a Church Council?
Decisions of Church Councils are approved by the Pope.
Which Popes were involved with The Council of Trent?
Five Popes who reigned between 1545 and 1563 were involved in the Council of Trent. They were Pope Paul the third, Pope Julius the third, Pope Marcellus the second, Pope Paul the fourth and Pope Pius the fourth.
What is the Counter Reformation or Catholic Reformation?
Long before Martin Luther started the Reformation, many Catholics had been calling for change in the Church.
What is the Counter Reformation or Catholic Reformation?
Many Catholics also wanted spiritual reform to help bring people closer to God. The Protestant Reformation led by Martin Luther forced the Catholic Church to put its own house in order.
Notes on decisions with regard to church discipline?
Note that pluralism in this case means a system where one person controlled a number of parishes. Note that absenteeism in this case means bishops held titles to dioceses they never visited but received taxes from them.
Reasons why the Council of Trent needed to implement discipline
One of the major reasons why Martin Luther went about reforming the church was because clergy, in other words priests and bishops, were abusing their power and involved in corrupt practices.
What was the Council of Trent?
Pope Paul the third called a General Council of the Church to clearly state Catholic teachings, and renew the Church spiritually and practically.
What issues did the Council of Trent address?
The Council of Trent addressed church reform and rejected Protestantism, defined the role and canon of scripture and the seven sacraments, and strengthened clerical discipline in education.
What issues did the Council of Trent address?
The Council of Trent addressed the errors raised by Martin Luther and other reformers, and worked to reform the discipline of the Church.
How long did the Council of Trent last?
The Council of Trent lasted 18 years, from 1545 to 1563.
Other facts to learn about the Council of Trent
The Council of Trent lasted 18 years, over 3 sessions, with the first period being from 1545 to 1548, the second period being from 1551 to 1552, and the third period being from 1562 to 1563. The interruptions that led to the three sessions, or periods, were due to politics, wars and plague.
Other facts to learn about the Council of Trent
The Council of Trent takes its name from the city of Trentino, which becomes Trent in English, in the northern part of Italy, which is close to Germany, where many Protestants live, so the location was chosen to provide easier access for Protestant representatives to attend the council.
What was the Council of Trent?
The Council of Trent was called by Pope Paul the third, who realized that the abuses in the Catholic Church caused so much harm that reform was needed.
What was the Council of Trent?
The Council of Trent's aims were especially directed at those who had been challenged by the Protestant Reformers. The number of bishops attending the Council of Trent varied from about 30 to 230.
What is a Church Council?
There have been 21 Catholic Councils in the history of the Catholic Church, which is some 2000 years old.
How many archbishops and bishops were involved in the Council of Trent?
There were 33 archbishops and 235 bishops involved in the Council of Trent.
Reasons why the Council of Trent needed to implement discipline
This abuse of power and involvement in corruption included the selling of indulgences, pluralism and absenteeism, failing to keep the vows of celibacy, favoritism, nepotism, and selling of relics.
