Question

The Council of Trent consisted of Catholic priests who met between 1545 and 1563 for what purpose?

A) to plan what would become the First Crusade
B) to propose ways to convert Native Americans
C) to kick King Henry VIII of England out of the Catholic Church
D) to address the issues involving the growing Protestant movement

Answer 1

Answer - D) To address the issues involving the growing Protestant movement.

Details:

The Council of Trent, held over a span of years from 1545 to 1563, served to reform some abuses that were acknowledged by the Catholic Church. Mostly, though, the Council aimed to assert the full authority of Roman power and doctrine over the Protestant threat.

Answer 2

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In 1543 the Catholic Church convened the Council of Trent with the aim of reforming the foundations of the Church in order to better compete against the growth of the Protestant Churches. The Council reaffirmed the classical foundations of Catholicism, such as the actual presence in the Eucharist, for example, and made strong opposition to the reform movement.

D) to address the issues involving the growing Protestant movement
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