The logical inference which can be made from the "counter reformation" which is actually the Catholic reform and began prior to the protestant revolt - so it should not be named with reference to it - is that there were major problems in the Catholic education system, both of the clergy and the laity and that many people, clerics, religious, and laity, had absolutely no idea what was involved with their faith - rather analogous to today's world - and the Catholic Church as a world wide institution was in major trouble.
The Catholic Reformation and the counter reformation are two expressions for the same thing.
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.
The period after the Reformation is known as the Counter-Reformation or Catholic Reformation. It was a time when the Catholic Church responded to the Protestant Reformation and made efforts to reform itself while also opposing Protestant beliefs.
League for Catholic Counter-Reformation was created in 1967.
The Counter Reformation
The Catholic Counter-Reformation was in response to the Protestant Reformation. Its goal was to reform the Catholic Church from within.
What are some of the effects of the counter- reformation on european society?
It refers to the Catholic church's reaction to reverse (or counter) the Protestant Reformation.
less religious tolerance.
less religious tolerance.
It is more generally referred to as the counter-reformation.