Council of TrentBy: Sarah Satel

Theresa Torre Rich Dragotta

The Council of Trent• Conducted in Trento, Italy• Took place on and off for 16 years• Pope Paul III led Catholic Church officials• Some goals of the council:• Look at what Protestants are complaining about in the Catholic

Church• Make the church teachings more simplified

• The church looked into its corruption after it admitted cardinals, bishops, and others were corrupt

The Council of Trent (continued)

•Attempting to end financial abuse:• the church started to train its priests•Decide to get rid of indulgences as well

•No resolution between the Catholics and Protestants• The Council of Trent became successful in created a newer and

more renewed interest in the Catholic Church• Established universities and colleges• By the 1700s 669 catholic universities and colleges were

created

Charles Borromeo

•Archbishop of Milan

•Built schools to educate priests

Frances of Sales

•Missionary work

•Wishes to educate women

oWomen teach children to be better Catholics

More Facts•The Council marked a major turning point in the efforts

of the Catholic church to respond to the challenge of the Protestant Reformation•Directly opposed Protestantism by reconfirming the

existence of the 7 sacraments, transubscribtion, purgatory, priesthood, and the justification by works and faith• 700 bishops could have attended the Council but to start

with only 31 turned up along with 50 theologians.

More Facts• Council was considered to be one of the Church’s most important

councils.• Lasted from 1545-1563• The Pope didn’t attend any of the meetings or take any formal

part in the council• Cardinals would contribute the Pope’s views

• There were three sessions of the meetings• The subjects that were discussed were Protestantism and the

Counter-Reformation