The Counter-Reformation movement was the effort to strengthen the Catholic Church that weakened by the reforms under Marthin Luther.
The Council of Trent in 1545, the appointment of Pope Pio IV, in 1560, are some of the actions taken by Rome in order to regain power in Europe.
The goals of the Church that can be highlighted:
A revival of Catholic Doctrine
The creation of seminars and special schools where monks were to be trained
Surveillances of abuses donde by priests or other religious leadersChanges in the formation of Religious military orders
Perhaps the most significative: The creation of a Roman Inquisition, who prosecute individuals professing alternate religious beliefs, among them famous cases as Galilelus and Copernicus are recorded in history.
