The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-13
TODAY IN HISTORY
TUESDAY, DECEMBER "a
The Council OF Trent.

The council OF Trent, ono Of the most
important ecclesiastical conventions ever
hcld. was formally opened on December
~, l5i5. IL was summoned by the Roman
Catholic church TO stem tho tide Of the
reformation and TO keep the Christian
church u united body. It's sittingS
tended over q period OF eighteen years.
and through no less than five pontifIcates,
commencing With Paul Ill. and ending
with Plus ~.
Tho summoning Of general council
had been ardcntlv desired by the adher
en's both OF the Roman Catholic and
reformed systems. partly from A desire
10 have such abuses were CornDla ined
Of. removed. and partly from the hope OF
cffccting reconciliation between the op-
posing faiths, through mutual conces-
sions and an adjustment OF the points in
dispute by tho decision of some authori-
tntive assembly.
The reduisltion 10 convoke such a meet
ing was first made by Clement VII. and
was seconded. with all his influence, by
the Emperor Charles V; but as councils
OF this character are apt to become very
troublesome affairs, those whose power
II was TO assemble this council, put off
doing 50 rs long as possible. hoping that
eventually the opposing factions might De
brought toeether wIthou, i. P1po PAU 1,n
any appearance OF propricty, to post
pono longer measure so earnestly de-
sired, and he accordingly issued letters
'ouncl, After much dispu'atiou, tho
town OF Trent in the Tyrol, was fixed on
rs The place OF meeting OF the assembly
After Tho arrangements were completed.
tho German Protestant subjects Of
Charles V were dissatisfied. They claimed
the place chosen for the meeting was un-
suitable from Its remote situation, and
found various other objections and final
ly declined 10 attend or recognize in any
way the approaching council. which was
acccrdinelv left wholly 10 the direction
One Of the first points determined was
THAT the books 10 which the desiena-
ton Of 'Apocryphal' hath been eiynn. are
OF equal authority with those which were
received by the Jews and primitive Chris
tians into tho sacrcd canon; that tho ira
ditions handed down from the apostolic
age. and preserved In the church, arc
entitled 10 as much regard as the doc
trincs and prcCepts which the inspired
authors have committed TO writing; that
tho Latin translation of the Scriptures:
H""r by tho name OF the 'NuIeate'
translation. should he -cad in churches.
and appealed to In tho schools as authen-
tic and canonical"
ion under, ono kind. and sacrifice Of the
mass. tho sacrament of orders: the nature
and origin or the grades Of tho hierarchy:
marriage. and many questions connected
herewith, purgatory. invocation OF saints.
and lndulgcnccs
The work OF tho council Of Trent was
finally completed on December 4, 1855,
when the dccrecs were read, approved
and subscribed by the members OF the
assembly. consisting Of four cardinal le-
gates two other cardinals. twenty-five
archbishops 16S bishops, seven abbots.
seven generals OF orders and thirtv-ninc
proxies Of bishops-maklnE in all o52.
These DEGREES were confirmed on January
10. 1864. by Plus " who had drawn up,
based upon them in conjunction with The
crends previously in use. profession OF
faith known under his name.
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