There were two movements call the "Reformation". The Catholic one is called the Catholic Reform and resulted in the correction of the observation of priestly celibacy, the rooting out of corruption, not to mention dozens of saints and many new religious orders
from the Catholic Encyclopedia
The term Counter-Reformation denotes the period of Catholic revival from the pontificate of Pope Pius IV in 1560 to the close of the Thirty Years' War, 1648. The name, though long in use among Protestant historians, has only recently been introduced into Catholic handbooks. The consequence is that it already has a meaning and an application, for which a word with a different nuance should perhaps have been chosen. For in the first place the name suggests that the Catholic movement came after the Protestant; whereas in truth the reform originally began in the Catholic Church, and Luther was a Catholic Reformer before he became a Protestant. By becoming a Protestant Reformer, he did indeed hinder the progress of the Catholic reformation, but he did not stop it.
from A Catholic Dictionary, edited by Donald Attwater, Second edition, revised 1957
The Counter-Reformation is the name given to the Catholic movement of reform and activity which lasted for about one hundred years from the beginning of the Council of Trent (q.v., 1545), and was the belated answer to the threatening confusion and increasing attacks of the previous years. It was the work principally of the Popes St. Pius V and Gregory XIII and the Council itself in the sphere of authority, of SS. Philip Neri and Charles Borromeo in the reform of the clergy and of life, of St. Ignatius and the Jesuits in apostolic activity of St. Francis Xavier in foreign missions, and of St. Teresa in the purely contemplative life which lies behind them all. But these were not the only names nor was it a movement of a few only; the whole Church emerged from the 15th century purified and revivified. On the other hand, it was a reformation rather than a restoration; the unity of western Christendom was destroyed; the Church militant (those still on earth) led by the Company of Jesus adopted offence as the best means of defence and, though she gained as much as she lost in some sense, the Church did not recover the exercise of her former spiritual supremacy in actuality.
from Modern Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Doubleday & Co., Inc. Garden City, NY 1980
A period of Catholic revival from 1522 to about 1648, better know as the Catholic Reform. It was an effort to stem the tide of Protestantism by genuine reform within the Catholic Church. There were political movements pressured by civil rules, and ecclesiastical movements carried out by churchmen in an attempt to restore genuine Catholic life by establishing new religious orders such as the Society of Jesus and restoring old orders to their original observances, such as the Carmelites under St. Teresa of Avila (1515-98). The main factors responsible for the Counter Reformation, however, were the papacy and the council of Trent (1545-63). Among church leaders St. Charles Borromeo (1538-84), Archbishop of Milan, enforced the reforms decreed by the council, and St. Francis de Sales of Geneva (1567-1622) spent his best energies in restoring genuine Catholic doctrine and piety. Among civil rulers sponsoring the needed reform were Philip II of Spain (1527-98) and Mary Tudor (1516-58), his wife, in England. Unfortunately this aspect of the reformation led to embitterment between England and Scotland, England and Spain, Poland and Sweden, and to almost two centuries of religious wars. As a result of the Counter Reformation, the Catholic Church became stronger in her institutional structure, more dedicated to the work of evangelization, and more influential in world affairs.
The other use of the word "reformation" refers, incorrectly, to the protestant revolt. The outcome of that has been a disastrous splitting of Christians into many competing sects, and the denial of generations to genuine Christian teaching and the grace of the Sacraments that Our Blessed Lord established for their salvation. Five hundred years later, it has resulted in secularism and Islam taking over western civilization.The major result of the reformation was the decline in the religious unity and in the power of the Catholic Church. This effect was especially felt in Western Europe.
New Religions.
An immediate result of the Renaissance was the Reformation.
The major reformer from the reformation is Martin Luther. He is the major reformer from the reformation, because he started the Reformation. As well, as the Swiss reformer Uldrich Zwingli. John Knox, John Calvin, and Henry VIII helped a great deal as well.
A male heir to the English Throne. Your welcome Actually The Peace of Westphalia was not a major concern in the Reformation.
The Roman Catholic Church lost the most as a result of the Protestant Reformation. Do you know which one gained the most?
It caused Europe to be divided into 'Protestant" and "Catholic" countries along lines that exist to this day; and it caused the Catholic church to re-focus on its values and aims.
One major result of the Reformation was the split of the Western Christian Church into Catholic and Protestant branches. This led to religious conflicts, wars, and the development of new interpretations of Christian doctrine and practice.
An immediate result of the Renaissance was the Reformation.
The major reformer from the reformation is Martin Luther. He is the major reformer from the reformation, because he started the Reformation. As well, as the Swiss reformer Uldrich Zwingli. John Knox, John Calvin, and Henry VIII helped a great deal as well.
A male heir to the English Throne. Your welcome Actually The Peace of Westphalia was not a major concern in the Reformation.
The Roman Catholic Church lost the most as a result of the Protestant Reformation. Do you know which one gained the most?
It caused Europe to be divided into 'Protestant" and "Catholic" countries along lines that exist to this day; and it caused the Catholic church to re-focus on its values and aims.
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the power of the catholic church was weakened
Henry VIII - it was his idea.
The printing press.
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