the spread of religious conflict in europe
decline in religious unity and in the power of the Catholic Church
Yes, the Counter Reformation and the Council of Trent were major efforts by the Catholic Church to respond to the Protestant Reformation. They reaffirmed core Catholic beliefs, clarified doctrine, and established new practices to combat Protestant teachings. This led to a revitalization of the Catholic Church and solidified its position in Europe.
Increased power of the monarchs.
It brought more religions to the country (catholic and protestant) and there was a tension between the Catholic and protestant.<3
decline in the power of the roman catholic church
Decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church.
decline in religious unity and in the power of the Catholic Church
Catherine of Aragon did not cause the Reformation. The Reformation had already started in Europe. She however was probably a catalyst for the English Reformation however. If she had been able to give birth to a healthy living male heir then Henry VIII would not have decided to break with the Church of Rome to marry Anne Boleyn.
Martin Luther
decades of war between Eastern and Western Europe.
the invention of the printing press and improvements in literacy.The Reformation changed Europe by making a wide variety of religions of Catholic, Lutheran, and Protestant.