Comments on: What did the Catholic Church did to bring people back during the protestanism age please help? http://www.thewoodcross.org/wordpress/catholic/what-did-the-catholic-church-did-to-bring-people-back-during-the-protestanism-age-please-help Catholic & Orthodox discussion Mon, 21 Jun 2010 14:39:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: lucky2a2004 http://www.thewoodcross.org/wordpress/catholic/what-did-the-catholic-church-did-to-bring-people-back-during-the-protestanism-age-please-help/comment-page-1#comment-5097 lucky2a2004 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:33:59 +0000 http://www.thewoodcross.org/wordpress/catholic/what-did-the-catholic-church-did-to-bring-people-back-during-the-protestanism-age-please-help#comment-5097 With numerous followers leaving to join Lutheranism and other Protestant religions, the Roman Catholic Church started the Counter-Reformation. The Counter-Reformation kept the hierarchy system of pope as the leader, then cardinals, bishops, etc. However, the Counter-Reformation marked the first time the Catholic Church addressed the complaints filed against them and actually tried to reform themselves such as halting the selling of indulgences, simony (paying/bribing to gain a church position), etc.<br><b>References : </b><br> With numerous followers leaving to join Lutheranism and other Protestant religions, the Roman Catholic Church started the Counter-Reformation.

The Counter-Reformation kept the hierarchy system of pope as the leader, then cardinals, bishops, etc. However, the Counter-Reformation marked the first time the Catholic Church addressed the complaints filed against them and actually tried to reform themselves such as halting the selling of indulgences, simony (paying/bribing to gain a church position), etc.
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]]> By: saq428 http://www.thewoodcross.org/wordpress/catholic/what-did-the-catholic-church-did-to-bring-people-back-during-the-protestanism-age-please-help/comment-page-1#comment-5096 saq428 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:04:59 +0000 http://www.thewoodcross.org/wordpress/catholic/what-did-the-catholic-church-did-to-bring-people-back-during-the-protestanism-age-please-help#comment-5096 You should go do some grammar studies then come back and do your own history homework.<br><b>References : </b><br> You should go do some grammar studies then come back and do your own history homework.
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