less religious tolerance.
Robert Bireley has written: 'The Refashioning of Catholicism, 1450-1700' -- subject(s): Catholic Church, Counter-Reformation, History 'Religion and politics in the age of the counterreformation' -- subject(s): Counter-Reformation, History, Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648
less religious tolerance.
The Reformation led to the division of Christianity into Catholic and Protestant faiths.
The Counter-Reformation, including the Council of Trent and the Inquisition.
increased rivalry between European nations
The Protestant Reformation was deemed to be necessary to correct abuses and corruption that were endemic within the Roman Catholic Church, which used its far-reaching spiritual, financial, and political power to control and manipulate people afraid for their eternal souls. The Reformation helped refocus organized religion on its fundamental tenets--and was responsible in part as well for the later Counterreformation, which was a reformation within the Catholic Church that sought to rid itself of some of these abuses. Better said would be a large number of disenchanted Catholics believed a change was necessary. And, the Anglican Church was believed to be too much like Catholicism.
The Reformation did not lead to the growth of feudalism; in fact, it occurred during the decline of the feudal system. The Reformation was a religious movement in the 16th century that challenged the authority of the Catholic Church and led to significant social and political changes in Europe, but it did not directly impact the feudal system.
Some of the steps that lead to reformation include knowledge, acceptance, willingness to reform and seeking help. Someone also has to commit so that the help can work. Denial only makes things hard.
Martin Luther.
The disagreement between the Protestants and Catholics eventually led to civil war in Switzerland.
It weakened people's faith in Catholic leaders
It weakened people's faith in Catholic leaders