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16.**Council of Trent- (1545-1563)-**. Pope Paul III called this council in order to reform the Catholic Church. Prior to this the Catholic Church had created a terrible reputation for itself by committing pluralism, and ignoring celibacy and education. The Council of Trent met in order to reverse the bad ways of the Catholic Church. The Council eventually gave equal validity to the scriptures, reaffirmed the seven sacraments and the tradition catholic teaching on transubstantiation. This meant it rejected Calvin and Lutheran positions. They suppressed pluralism, educated their bishops and forbade the selling of indulgences. They also made it a law that if a couple was getting married they had to make their vows public in front of a priest. This helped solve a lot of disputes between families in Europe. McKay, John P. __History of Western society__. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.