Question

Why was the Council of Trent convened?

to help unify and reform the Catholic church


to allow more power for the Protestant rulers


to adopt a missionary focus for the reformers


to discuss the founding of new religious orders

Answer 1

To help unify and reform the Catholic Church

The Council of Trent is described as the prime embodiment of the counter-reformation movement, as it clarified the positions of the Catholic Church and decreed the Protestants’ heresy