Catholic Answer It was the Catholic response to the protestant reformation (also called the Counter-Reformation), although the Catholic Reform actually started before the protestant revolt. It involved greater emphasis on the central power of the papacy, the clarification of a number of core doctrines and the refutation of Protestant beliefs at the Council of Trent, and the growth of popular religious movements at grass-roots levels such as the Society of Jesus to promote Catholic doctrines and root out heretical beliefs. To a large extent it did succeed but it failed in bringing many of those back to the church who had been lost, and the generations that followed who have been denied access to the sacraments.
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.
The Catholic Reformation was a period of Catholic revival.
The catholic reformation created a few different things. The main things that the catholic reformation created new religious orders and reform the catholic church to rejoin.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe political impact of the protestant revolt was what scholars call the Counter-Reformation or the Catholic Reformation.
Catholic Reformation or Counter Reformation
No, the Protestant Reformation is better titled the Protestant Revolt. The Catholic Reformation was just that, a reform of the abuses occurring at the time within the Church.
The goals of the Counter-Reformation were to combat the spread of Protestantism and address internal issues within the Catholic Church by strengthening Catholic doctrine, addressing corruption and abuses, and restoring faith and unity among believers. Additionally, the Counter-Reformation sought to reestablish the authority of the Pope and maintain the power and influence of the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Reformation was a period of Catholic revival.
The Catholic Reformation and the counter reformation are two expressions for the same thing.
The catholic reformation created a few different things. The main things that the catholic reformation created new religious orders and reform the catholic church to rejoin.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe political impact of the protestant revolt was what scholars call the Counter-Reformation or the Catholic Reformation.
The Counter Reformation
League for Catholic Counter-Reformation was created in 1967.
Catholic Reformation or Counter Reformation
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The Catholic Counter-Reformation was in response to the Protestant Reformation. Its goal was to reform the Catholic Church from within.
The Protestant Reformation :)
No, the Protestant Reformation is better titled the Protestant Revolt. The Catholic Reformation was just that, a reform of the abuses occurring at the time within the Church.