The Catholic Reformation
Jan 05, 2016
The Catholic Reformation
FOCUS QUESTION
Why was it necessary for the Catholic Church to reform itself?
THE CATHOLIC REFORMATION
Catholic Reformation:
The effort to reform the Catholic Church from within.
The Catholic Church Reforms Too
As Protestants ideas swept through northern Europe, Catholic leaders realized that people were unhappy with the clergy and with church policies. They looked for ways to restore peoples faith in the church.
Catholics were beginning to change to other religions. The Catholic church had to keep the people happy, so they made changes to keep the people from changing religions.
Raise your hand if you know what a Protestant is.
PROTESTANTISM
Christians that broke away from the Catholic Church.
The Catholic Culture in Spain
Protestantism started to become very popular in Europe.
Catholics from Spain wanted to stop it, they didn’t want Protestantism to enter Spain.
What is a Culture? Culture: The totality of socially
transmitted behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and thought.
Anything - religion, music, clothing, food, car clubs, etc. that unites a group of people.
In this case, it was a group of Catholic people who united.
The Growth of Roman Catholic Spain
The Catholic Church wanted all Jews, Protestants and Muslims out of Spain.
Does anyone remember which King and Queen ordered all Non-Christians to leave Spain or convert to Catholicism? Here’s a hint: They funded the trip to the New World.
The last city in Spain that surrendered to the Catholics in 1492 was named Granada. It was under Muslim control for about 700 Years.
The Spanish Inquisition
This was the name given to the forced expulsion of all Jewish people, Muslims and Protestants out of Spain.
Expulsion : forcing out someone or something
The Spanish Inquisition was very popular in Spain.
Anyone who was thought to NOT be a Catholic was severely punished. They were tortured and killed.
Results of the Spanish Inquisition
As a result of the Spanish Inquisition, there were no people to protest the Catholic Church. That is why Protestants were not successful in Spain.
If you Protested the Catholic Church you would imprisoned, tortured or killed.
Catholic Reform
In 1534, a man named Ignatius of Loyola wanted to convert those who left Catholicism and stop Protestantism.
Ignatius created a society of people called Jesuits. Their job was to teach people about Catholicism in order for them not to become Protestants.
Jesuits: The Jesuits were a religious order created to serve the Pope and the Catholic church.
Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius of Loyola was a soldier who
was hurt in battle. He was sick for months and became very religious. He wanted to convert people to Catholicism.
He made his followers very disciplined like soldiers and he considered himself the general.
He believed that this would make the Jesuits better preachers and would stop the spread of Protestantism.
Catholic Reformation
Francis XavierA priest who sentMissionaries to
spread Catholicism to parts of India and Japan.
Ignatius of Loyola
Formed the Society of Jesus
or JesuitsVery disciplined – Free of corruption
Council of Trent
Banned IndulgencesBishops must live in
areas they serve.Protestant ideas
rejected.
The Spanish InquisitionWanted to rid Spain of non-
Catholics. First to fight Protestants.
For centuries, three religions lived andworked together in
Spain. In 1492, QueenIsabella and King
Ferdinand married and unified the country.
It was Catholic only.
For centuries, three religions lived andworked together in
Spain. In 1492, QueenIsabella and King
Ferdinand married and unified the country.
It was Catholic only.
Spanish Inquisition -hunted down and
punished any Jews orMuslims in Spain. They were forced to convert,
leave Spain, or beseverely punished.
For centuries, three religions lived andworked together in
Spain. In 1492, QueenIsabella and King
Ferdinand married and unified the country.
It was Catholic only.
Spanish Inquisition -hunted down and
punished any Jews orMuslims in Spain. They were forced to convert,
leave Spain, or beseverely punished.
Priests were ruthless in carrying out
this duty. Even ifMuslims or Jews
converted, they werepunished if they weresuspected of keeping
their old beliefs.
For centuries, three religions lived andworked together in
Spain. In 1492, QueenIsabella and King
Ferdinand married and unified the country.
It was Catholic only.
Spanish Inquisition -hunted down and
punished any Jews orMuslims in Spain. They were forced to convert,
leave Spain, or beseverely punished.
Priests were ruthless in carrying out
this duty. Even ifMuslims or Jews
converted, they werepunished if they weresuspected of keeping
their old beliefs.
The Inquisition began topunish Christians as well.
They punished allMuslims, Jews, andProtestants. The
Catholic Church had noopposition in Spain and
became very strong.
FOCUS QUESTION
Why was it necessary for the Catholic Church to reform itself?
It was a response to the Protestant Reformation. They needed to change to keep members of the church and spread Christianity.