Transcript The Catholic Church Fights Back

Aim: How did the Catholic
Church Fight Back against the
Protestant Reformation
Do Now:
Do Now: Predict how the Catholic Church
will respond to the Protestant Reformation
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The Protestant Reformation seriously
weakened the power of the Roman
Catholic Church.
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The Catholic Counter Reformation
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the Catholic
Church instituted a
series of reforms
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meant to stop the
Protestant
Reformation
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Also meant to
bring people back
to the Church
The Jesuits
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Ignatius of Loyola
created the Society of Jesus or the Jesuits
was obedient to the Church
followed the strict teachings
mission was to remove heretics
spread Western culture and Christianity to
the non-Western world
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Ignatius Loyola
founded a
new Catholic
order to
spread
Catholic
beliefs.
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The Inquisition
• attempt to remove heretics
• lasted for centuries
• created the Index of Forbidden Books, which forbade
any book that opposed Church ideas
• supported by the Church
• targeted Protestants, Jews, and others that were against
the Church
• used ruthless tactics to extract confessions and recant
their beliefs
• responsible for tens of thousands of deaths
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Heretics
were
tortured
and
sometimes
killed.
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Council of Trent
• 1545 Pope Paul III wanted to define church
doctrine
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reform the abuses of the church
banned the sale of indulgences
forbade the selling of church offices
reforms tried to regain followers to the
Church
• Catholicism would never regain its
dominance over the Western world
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The Council
of Trent
ended the
sale of
indulgences.
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Religious Wars
• Religious conflict frequently led to war.
• Catholics and Protestants fought for land
and power.
• The Thirty Years War was a particularly
bloody war between Catholics and
Protestants.
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Germany
and the
Netherlands
became
involved
in a series
of bloody
wars.
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Western
Europe was
no longer
predominantly
Catholic.
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Aim: How did the Catholic
Church Fight Back against
the Protestant Reformation
Do Now: Complete
the Chart
Catholic
Counter
Reformation
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Questions for Reflection:
• What was the Catholic Counter
Reformation?
• Explain one specific action taken by the
Council of Trent.
• What was the Inquisition and why were
people accused of heresy punished?
• Who was Ignatius Loyola?
• Why did the Thirty Years War occur?
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Introduction Paragraph
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Should include:
Lead off/ General statement
FU/Specific Statement
Thesis Statment
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Choose one of the following:
: Historical Research:
A. The Index of Forbidden Books was in use into the
1900’s. Find out the names of TWO other books on the
list and explain why they were on the list.
B. The Inquisition was used by the Church to expel
heresies and punish the people who were against the
Church. Identify TWO torture devices used by the
Inquisition and explain their background and whether or
not they were effective.
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