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Pope Paul III convened the Council of Trent in order to come up with effective responses to allow the Roman Catholic Church to reverse the Protestant Reformation.

There have been 21 General Councils in the Catholic Church since they began to acknowledge them in 325 A.D.

It was not the tenets of the Catholic Church under attack, it was her corruption of power by the few that caused the greatest ire among her staunch and devote clergy.

The Protestant Reformation was established in Europe by Martin Luther. The Counter Reformation followed by Wars of Religion in France.

In an effort to stop the spread of Protestantism, the Catholic church introduced sweeping reforms to its internal order, a period of time known as the Counter Refomation.

The Protestant Reformation serves as a major landmark not only in Christian history but also that of the world, without which it would never have been as it is today.

The bestselling British author reveals another slice of women's history in this rip-roaring ride of a novel. Teenager Serafina is sent to a convent against her will.

Purgatory directly impacted the lives of everyday people in medieval Europe, providing a rationalization for cosmology as well as grace through the sacraments.

The General Councils of the Church arose because of doctrinal difficulties.

Each of the General Councils has its own special purpose and personality.

Each of the General Councils of the church arose from a crisis in church dealings.

Many of the earliest General Councils were formed to define dogma and remove heresies.

The General Councils of the Church are scattered across 1700 years of church history.

The first General Council to be held at the Vatican occurred during the reign of Pope Pius IX.

It is the pope who legally reigns over the General Council of his time.

There is little order in the timing of the General Councils of the church.

Some General Councils were held within decades of one another, whereas others were held off for a couple of centuries or more.

Considered a recorded, continuous activity of the church for 2,000 years, the General Councils have defined Catholic Dogma.

General Councils involved the bishops of the church and special dignitaries who came together to define and unify their teachings.

The human reaction to the General Councils of the church has been varied and unpredicatable throughout history.

One purpose of the General Councils was to define terms such as 'person' or 'divinity' so that doctrine would be more clear.

Latin, Greek and Syriac were the varied languages utilized in the General Councils of the Church.

The General Councils represent the gradual correction of misperceptions of the teachings of the Apostles after the church began.

The Second General Council of Nicaea was actually meant to be held at Constantinople.

The first eight General Councils of the church consisted of Greeks, Egyptians and Syrians.

Later General Councils of the church were very cautious about redefining dogmas already discussed in previous councils.

The Second General Council of the Vatican made radical changes to the manner in which the church worshipped worldwide.

The first seven General Councils of the church were charged with the task of defining the basic mysteries of Christianity.

Another task of the General Councils was to supply a common understanding between the different languages spoken by those attending.

The Sacrament of Confirmation fills the baptized soul with the life of the Holy Spirit.

Pope Benedict is said to be set to ease restrictions on the ancient Tridentine Mass.

Traced to Southern France in the 11th Century and directly linked to expanded views of Purgatory, medieval popes extended the indulgence into many areas of everyday life.

Cycles of Medieval church corruption coincided with the growth of strong secular rulers and were only tempered by the appearance of reformist popes and church orders.

Sacred Hearts is a title that evokes images of the passion of Christ. The religious title is ironic, because in the end this story is not about religion, but about power.

By 1517 German princes were ready to embrace a local movement that, while begun as a debate on Church practices and beliefs, encompassed elements of political reform.

How is the Protestant Reformation doing now almost 500 years after Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the main door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg?

Many would consider that any Christian denomination that was non-Catholic to be Protestant. However, is this true with Baptist denomination? Are Baptists Protestants?

As it approaches its first 500 years, there currently exists within contemporary Protestantism the need for continuing reformation.

St. Francis of Assisi was the first person to receive the Holy Stigmata, the wounds of Christ manifesting in the flesh of another person.

The issue of biblical authority was of supreme importance to the Protestant Reformers in the quest to reform the corrupt Church of Medieval Christendom.