The Trent Council was the Catholic Roman Church’s formal response to the protestant theology of Reformation’s problems. From 1545 to 1563, it was divided into three significant meeting periods (Noll, 2022, p.209). It symbolizes the beginning of modern Catholicism’s turning point. The meeting was seen as an opportunity to end theologically contentious moral and religious disagreements. The council assisted in revitalizing the Roman Catholic Church in the protestant face expansion by giving meaning to the catholic theology and issuing extensive decrees of self-reform. Following the rise of the reformation movement, the Council of Trent was established as a movement to institute many church changes to restore people’s confidence in God (Noll, 2022, p.211). The Council of Trent brought about significant reforms in the Catholic Church. All books containing thoughts that were contrary to Catholic doctrine were forbidden. They also prohibited the charge of money for associated church services. They decided to build structures for the new priests’ training due to this.
The Trent Act changed the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and changed the church’s discipline and inner life. The key two provisions were that every diocese provides sufficient education to the clergy in Catholic seminaries and pay more attention to preaching tasks (Noll, 2022, p.209). They also brought financial abuses to an end and enforced stringent residency requirements for bishops. The Council of Trent also pushed for local languages in the church. The Council of Trent had the effect of establishing a confession of faith and Papacy supremacy. It opposed the protestant notion of justification by faith and the protestant view of reliance on scripture alone (Noll, 2022, p.205). In addition, the council of Trent resulted in the church eventually giving the catholic sacraments the same weight as the Bible. It also argued that salvation requires both good acts and faith.
Reference
Noll, M. (2012). Turning points (2nd ed.). Baker Academic.