Story of England….continued

Edward VI Devout Protestant Dies in his teens Mary Tudor (sister)

becomes Queen Wanted to return

England to the Catholic faith• Burned hundreds of

Protestants at the stake for heresy

The Elizabethan Settlement

Upon Mary’s death, Henry’s daughter Elizabeth takes the throne

Passes a series of reforms known as Elizabethan settlement• Preserved Catholic ritual• Changed the Latin mass

to English Results?

England firmly Protestant

Catholic Reformation Led by Pope Paul III Sometimes known

as “Counter-Reformation”

Goal – Revive the moral authority of the church

Council of Trent 1545 Met off and on for 20 years Salvation comes through faith and good works Established schools Stiff penalties for corruption

Empowering the Inquisition

Inquisition – Church court

Prepared “Index of Forbidden Books”• Too immoral or

irreligious for Catholics to read

Founding of the Jesuits 1540 Pope recognized

the Society of Jesus Ignatius of Loyola Set up schools Missions spread all

over the world

Legacy of the Catholic Reformation 1600 Majority of

Europeans were still Catholic

Protestantism had gained a major foothold

Major disagreements would persist

Persecution Catholics and

Protestants both guilty of persecuting• Anabaptists

(witches)• Jews

Witch Hunts Agents of the devil Accused those who

believed in Christianity and magic

Persecuting Jews Spain expelled Jews

in 1492 In Italian cities,

“ghettoes” were established