Canones Et Decreta Sacrosancti Oecumenici, Et Generalis Concilii Tridentini

Description

The book examines the canons and decrees of the Council of Trent, supplemented by the index librorum proibitorum (index of prohibited books), containing the list of books considered heretical by ecclesiastical authority. The Council of Trent (1545-1563) reaffirmed Christian doctrine, the principle of free will, the value of all sacraments and the authority of the pontiff, and also established that only the Church could interpret Holy Scripture. The Council reformed the organisation of the Church, the obligation for bishops to reside in their own dioceses was sanctioned, seminaries for the training of clergy were established, and the ban on marriage for priests was reaffirmed. To combat Protestantism, the Inquisition Court was strengthened, the “index of prohibited books” was drawn up, new religious orders were established that would mark the history of European culture, such as that of the Jesuits, whose missionary activity would go as far as America, South-East Asia and the Far East.