HIST1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: House Of Bourbon, Ignatius Of Loyola, Fourth Vow
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Papacy resisting calling a council since they did not want to lose their power to councils. Pope calls the council of trent because there needs to be a readjustment of the. Dozens of different sessions, which is interrupted by wars etc. Not a pan-european council: most of the 255 attendees are italian (2/3) Thinking about critique and the external reformations going on: doesn"t concede anything to the reformation, clarify and reaffirm catholic beliefs. Spiritual efficacy of good works bible and tradition. Luther and calvin good person does good things but they don"t assist in your salvation. Catholic good works makes you complicit in your own salvation. Bible is crucial but tradition and the teachings of the church are also very important: not the bible in vernacular, lay people do not read and interpret scripture willy- The index of prohibited books (1564-1966) nilly.
