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The History Guide: The Catholic Reformation

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Explore the Catholic Reformation that occurred in response to the Protestant Reformation. Learn how the Jesuit society rose out of the Catholic Church to help change the image of the church and bring people back. The Jesuits focused on one of the flaws of the protestant teaching which was predestination. Jesuits were able to offer people forgiveness and hoped to tap on the emotional aspect of spirituality. Webpage also focused on the other tactics that the church used to combat the protestant movement like the Inquisition and censorship. At the end of the article, see how this movement lead to the division of the religions in Europe.

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