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The Catholic Church was quick to censor and burn books which may have spread he Protestant Church’s teachings. The Catholic Church intended to destroy all heretical literature.
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Society of the Jesuits was founded, which formed a backbone of the Catholic Reformation. This Society combined ideas of traditional discipline with much of the devotion to teaching and preaching.
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Counter Reformation within the Catholic Church was beginning to proceed. By the 1540s, the Counter Reformation was well underway. There were several attempts to reform the Church from within
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Council modified and unified Church doctrine: it abolished numerous corrupt practices and abuses and also gave final authority to the Pope. In general, the Council purged the Church. It clarified issues like faith, good works, and salvation
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Council of Trent met to institute concrete changes in policy and doctrine