Question

Which of the following was not reaffirmed by the Council of Trent?

Answer 1

Answer:

- that faith and good works were required for salvation

Explanation:

The Council of Trent was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church developed in discontinuous periods during twenty-five sessions between the years 1545 and 1563. It took place in Trento, a city in the north of present-day Italy, which was then a free imperial city governed by a prince-bishop.

From 1518, the German Protestants demanded the convocation of a German council, and the Emperor Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire tried to close the differences between Catholics and reformers to face the Turkish threat. In the Diet of Worms (1521) tried to settle the disputes, but without success: Martin Luther (whom Charles V allowed to be summoned to the Diet) accused Rome of exercising tyranny, and the Emperor promised in writing to defend the Catholic faith, even with weapons. In the later Diets, the German princes, both Protestant and Catholic, continued to insist on a council.

Answer 2

The Council of Trent did not affirm that faith and good works were required for salvation. The Council of Trent (1545-1563) was a council of the Catholic Church prompted by the Protestant Reformation; in fact, it was the most important movement of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. The main purpose of the council was to condemn and refute Protestant beliefs. Protestants endorsed salvation by faith alone (sola fide); this position was condemned as heresy by the Catholic Church during the Council of Trent.