Catholicism Frq

The 16th century is labeled as a time in which the reformation took place. The reformation was the time period in which religion in Europe was revised and new religions were created. Martin Luther led the reformation against the catholic church in the 16th century. The challenges posed by the Lutheran reformation in the 16th century sparked various responses from the catholic church which included to increase knowledge within the catholic church, encounter Lutherans, and make the church more amusing.
The Lutheran reformation forced the Catholic church to augment proficiency among themselves. As on churchman advised, “ The best way to fight heretics is not to deserve their criticism.” This is due to the fact that that many Catholic priests and clergy were losing debates to Lutherans because the Lutherans read the bible in example of their leader unlike the Catholics who scarcely read the bible. The council of Trent decided to create seminaries in which priests would be educated. The seminaries were created in each diocese in order to increase the number and quality of priests. The badly educated clergy and and lower priests were removed due to the fact that they were embarrassing the church and were not following the orders directed, which were to read the bible. The priests were also ordered to keep parish registers listing the births, baptisms, and deaths of the members who faithfully and frequently attended the church. Having better educated clergy in the southern German states and Austria aided the church's effort to solidify it's influence in those areas. The church was greatly benefited by having a revival in organizational zeal and popularity. The church was able to come out fighting strong after the eighteen years it took for the canons of the council of Trent to be created. This justified a large amount of the knowledge that most priests and upper clergy knew at the time therefore when they explained concepts it was not based solely on catholic theology....