Question

In the 1500s, the Council of Trent was led by a group of
A. Lutheran ministers who wanted to spread their ideas.
B. Catholic cardinals who wanted to reform the Church.
C. German princes who wanted to end a peasants’ rebellion.
D. Calvinists who wanted to make laws that followed their beliefs.

Answer 1

In the 1500s, the Council of Trent was led by a group of B, Catholic cardinals who wanted to reform the church. It was one of the Roman Catholic Church's most essential ecumenical committees. Incited by the Protestant Reformation, it has been portrayed as the encapsulation of the Counter-Reformation.

Answer 2

B. Catholic cardinals who wanted to reform the Church.