Question

The Council of Trent was held amid chaos created by the Reformation and Counter-Reformation movements. Who set forth reforms for the Catholic Church at the Council? Pope Paul III Martin Luther

Answer 1

The answer to the question presented above would be "Pope Paul III". The Council of Trent was held amid chaos created by the Reformation and Counter-Reformation movements. The person who set forth the reforms for the Catholic Church at the Council would be Pope Paul III.

Answer 2

It was called by Pope Paul III. The purpose of the Council of Trent was to reform the Catholic Church and win back the faithful from Protestantism. They reaffirmed the teachings of the Church such as the veneration of saints, sacraments, Mass, original sin. They also defined the relationship between salvation and good works.