AD 1545–1563
Council of Trent
The Protestant Reformation and long-standing calls for reform of Church discipline.
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- Location
- Trent, and briefly Bologna
- Leaders
- Popes Paul III, Julius III and Pius IV through their legates
- Issues discussed
- Scripture, Tradition and the canon
- Justification and original sin
- The sacraments; abuses in indulgences and clerical formation
- Decisions made
- Defined the canon of Scripture, including the deuterocanonical books
- Taught justification by grace with the necessity of cooperation
- Reaffirmed seven sacraments and required seminaries in every diocese
- Historical impact
- Shaped Catholic doctrine, worship and clerical training until the twentieth century.
- Original documents
Sources and References
- Session IV, Decree on the Canonical Scriptures (1546)papalencyclicals.net