Question

The Protestant Reformation in Northern Europe drew large numbers of people away from the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic ______, begin in the second half of the 16th century and continuing into the 17th, aimed at preserving what strength the Church still in the southern countries.

Answer 1

The Protestant Reformation in Northern Europe drew large numbers of people away from the Roman Catholic Church. The Catholic Reformation known as well as  the Catholic Revival or The Counter-Reformation,  begin in the second half of the 16th century and continuing into the 17th, aimed at preserving what strength the Church still in the southern countries.