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In the longer term, it was the Protestant Reformation that resulted in a decline in the absolute power of the Catholic Church, as it no longer had a monopoly on the beliefs of Christians. It was not until 1965 that the Catholic Church actually recognised this reality, when the Second Vatican Council pronounced the right of all to religious liberty, with the right to worship in whatever way they wished. Almost five hundred years after the time of King Henry VIII and Luther, the Church at last accepted its permanent loss of its previous power.
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Catholic Answer
First of all, there is no "Roman Catholic Church". It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. Secondly, the Catholic Church never looked at its "power" as secular power, or the power that you are asking about. Individuals within the Church, no doubt, over the centuries have sought to gain secular power, and at some points in history Bishops and Popes had a lot of secular power, but this has never been the mission of the Church, the Church's power has always been that of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and when she gets away from that, things go awry. In that sense, the Church's "power" cannot decline, only her perceived "power" in the secular world.
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.Which action could be considered an effect of the Protestant Reformation?
Decline in the power of the Roman Catholic Church.
Which action would be considered an effect of the Protestant Reformation?
decline in the power of the roman catholic church
Which describes results of the thirty year war?
The Thirty Years' War brought about decline in power of the Catholic Church, decline in feudalism, decline in power of the Holy Roman Empire, and the rise in the Swedish Empire and Bourbon Dynasty.
Which two historical events affected the power of the roman catholic church and contributed to its decline in medieval europe?
In medieval Europe the Roman Catholic Church experienced an affect on its power due to two reasons. The first was the discovery and conquest of the Americas. The second was the Protestant Reformation.
How did the bubonic plague impact the power of the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe?
The bubonic plague weakened the power of the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe by causing a decline in the number of clergy members and a loss of faith among the population due to the church's inability to stop the spread of the disease. This led to a decrease in the church's influence and authority during the outbreak.
Which describes a result of the thirty year war?
German princes gained independence.
What city was the seat of power for both the Roman empire and the Catholic Church?
The seat of power of the Catholic Church is the Vatican. This is a very small area in the centre of Rome (which comprises the Basilica of St Peter's, several buildings and a big garden) and is an independent city-state.
A major effect of the reformation in Europe was the?
decline in religious unity and in the power of the Catholic Church
What did Martin Luther criticize the Roman Catholic Church for?
Because the Roman Catholic church had too much power and was doing things that they werent supposed to do.
Intellectual power at the time was held by?
the Roman Catholic Church.
What factors contributed to the increasing power of the Roman Catholic Church?
each person living in Rome had to give one tenth of their money to the Roman Catholic Church
Did the Catholic Church use its power to uphold its teachings?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe only "power" that the Church has is that of her Blessed Lord. As it is His teachings that she proclaims, it is His power that she uses to uphold them.
