The Catholic Reformation and the counter reformation are two expressions for the same thing.
League for Catholic Counter-Reformation was created in 1967.
The Catholic Counter-Reformation was in response to the Protestant Reformation. Its goal was to reform the Catholic Church from within.
The Counter Reformation
The Catholic Church's response to the Reformation was known as the Counter-Reformation.
It is usually referred to as the Counter Reformation but either term is correct.
The counter reformation was the Catholic Church's way of fighting back against the protestants.
Catholic Reformation or Counter Reformation
It refers to the Catholic church's reaction to reverse (or counter) the Protestant Reformation.
Portugal, Spain, and Italy remained Catholic.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe political impact of the protestant revolt was what scholars call the Counter-Reformation or the Catholic Reformation.
It is more generally referred to as the counter-reformation.
The Catholic Counter-Reformation was in response to the Protestant Reformation. Its goal was to reform the Catholic Church from within.