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The Reformation · 1545–1563
The Decrees of the Council of Trent
The Council of Trent
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What it is
Doctrinal definitions on scripture and tradition, original sin, justification, and the seven sacraments, paired with reform decrees on bishops, preaching, and seminaries.
Why it lasted
The council that defined Catholicism against the Reformation and reformed it from within — its seminary decree may have changed more than any doctrine.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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