AP World History

Answer - D - The main purpose of the Catholic Counter-Reformation was to increase the appeal of the Catholic Church by reorganizing and reforming.

Key Takeaway: The Catholic Counter-Reformation was a time revival beginning with the Council of Trent and ending with the Thirty Years’ War. Pope Paul III initiated the Council of Trent, a commission of cardinals, who he assigned the large duty of reforming the Catholic Church. To make the Church more appealing, the council worked to reform issues such as financial abuses, indulgences, and corrupt bishops and priests.