is understandable that five hundred years worth of corruption could not be removed in the immediate short term after the Council of Trent‚ but the Council did indeed try to end such problems and it certainly reaffirmed the Catholic faith. It may have taken many years before the effects of Trent had success on a ground roots level as they were implemented‚ but nevertheless Trent was very important in bringing about the emergence of a stronger Papacy in spiritual terms as well as ensuring that Protestantism
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Trent that Set a ‘ New Trend’ in the Catholic Church Introduction The Church is both human and divine. History has proved that at times the human element uses the Church to meet its desires in the world. Immorality‚ nepotism etc. are seen here and there. These are problems originating from the Church leaders themselves. Moreover‚ some Christians took the responsibility of explaining the Word and other ecclesiastical issues in their own hands‚ ignoring the Magisterium and in so doing‚ they ended
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On October 31 of 1517 in Wittenberg‚ Saxony‚ a thousand years of Catholic unity are about to be undone. Martin Luther‚ an Augustan monk and professor of theology at Wittenberg University has written his 95 Thesis which within weeks will spread all across the Holy Roman Empire and beyond. Of all the trials that had faced the Catholic Church over the last two centuries‚ none was more damaging then the Reformation. Faced with the spreading support of Lutheranism by the people and princes of the Empire
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The events of the church during the reformation and counter-reformation have affected the church today because of the way people have changed their views towards the church and the action taken from the reformation to benefit the church. The Christian church is still divided today because of the effect of the reformation period but still works to build unity. The reformation period encouraged many people to interpret the likes of lutheranism and Calvinism in their own way‚ which is why there are
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The Catholic Reformation During the Catholic Reformation in mid-sixteenth century‚ they manifested modern thinking and practice. Although they introduced new things such as the religious orders of the franciscans and others preaching to the laypeople‚ the Church still stuck to traditional ways. This shows that even though the Reformation brought new ideas‚ catholicism still kept to traditional practices. One of the ways the Reformation manifest modern thinking and practice was the Oratory of
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"What is the role and purpose of ecumenical councils in the Catholic Church? " Notes "Council opened on 11 October 1962 They meet to discuss matters of faith and Church discipline. Roman Catholic understanding of Ecumenical Councils are assemblies of Patriarchs‚ Cardinals‚ residing Bishops‚ Abbots‚ male heads of religious orders and other juridical persons‚ nominated by the Roman Pontiff. difference between vatican 2 common purpose of the first eight councils was to determine whether specific theological
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Numerous events forced the Catholic Reformation. These events were heavily embedded in the clergy exploitation of the Christian doctrine. In that era the text and the sermons were given in Latin unfortunately‚ majority of the congregation if not all of the congregation did not speak Latin. Consequently‚ they were unable to comprehend the sermon. Additionally‚ the clergy did not live in their own diocese‚ or speak the native language therefore‚ they could not sympathize to the needs of the population
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Dalia Deanna Selman The Modern World 01/20/2014 Response paper 1 Chapter 20 in the 4th edition of "The Humanistic Tradition" discusses Catholic reformation and Baroque style‚ including many pieces of art work. This era produced phenomenally graphic and realistic art‚ much of it being gruesome and bloody toned. Art is always an interesting record of humans perceptions of what is happening around them. For example‚ I enjoyed reading about Michaelangelo Merisi‚ better known as‚ Caravaggio who was
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The result of the reformation caused the Pope Paul III to create the Council of Trent to prevent any more protestant religions and wrong doings in the Catholic church. The council was made up of all of the bishops of the Catholic Church from everywhere in the world. They discussed the various concerns with the church at the certain time. In the first of the three periods‚ sessions 1-8 were held in Trent. An outbreak of typhus‚ meant the pope had the council moved to Bologna in the Papal States even
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The Reformation: Catholicism As Madonna Ciccone once said‚ “Catholicism is not a soothing religion. It’s a painful religion. We’re all gluttons for punishment.” Roman Catholicism arguably had the most decisive spiritual role in the history of Western Civilization. Its origins can be traced as far back as Jesus Christ and the Apostles. Today‚ the Catholic Church amasses over 11.1 billion members and has developed a sophisticated theology and hierarchy led by the papacy. By examining the Reformation
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