1. The Catholic ReformationBY
Bobbie Jump
Dezarae Brock
Shanna Kelly
Deborah Smith

2. Catholic Reformation
The Catholic Church’s attempt to reform itself and halt the spread of Protestantism.
I. Pope Paul III and the Council of Trent
II. Ignatius Loyola and the Jesuits
III. The Inquisition
IV. The Index of Prohibited Books
V. The Effects of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations

3. Pope Paul III Pope from 1534-1549 Cardinal at the age of 25
Promoted reform-minded cardinals
Called for meeting at Trent, Italy to discuss abuses of Church

4. The Council of Trent
Church council called to clarify the Church’s teachings.
Prohibited sale of indulgences
Outlawed simony
Seminaries est. to train priests
Cleansed monasteries/convents of immoral behavior
Purpose of council was to define Catholic beliefs and correct Church Abuses
Council of Trent

5. The Jesuits Disciplined & well-educated order of Catholic priests
Founded by Ignatius Loyola in 1539
Won Poland & southern Germany back for Church
Spread Catholicism across Africa, Asia, & the Americas

6. The Inqusition Church court designed to judge & convict heretics
Imprisoned, exiled or executed those who failed to recant

7. The Index of Prohibited Books
List of banned books which Catholics were forbidden to read
Included Protestant Bibles and some scientific writings

8. The Effects of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations
Several new Protestant denominations were formed and spread throughout the world
Church leaders reformed the Catholic Church
Religious intolerance and anti-Semitism increased (esp. in southern Europe)
Religious conflicts and wars spread across Europe for hundreds of years
Nationalism increased as people looked more to their national monarchs than to Catholic Church