To stop the spread of Protestantism. The Counter Reformation is a movement of internal renewal as well as a response to the spread of Protestantism.
the spread of Protestantism
Germany
Protestantism started when Martin Lurther posted his 95 theses in Wittenberg Germany in 1517.
Soon after the Reformation began in the 1500s, Protestantism spread beyond Germany mainly through the simple power of example. Martin Luther's willingness to defy the Church authorities provided similar-minded reformers (in Swiss cities, in England, and elsewhere) an example to follow, even where their own ideas differed from his.
The Printing Press
by the right actions
King Henry VIII
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The invention of the printing press
English Protestantism was able to successfully spread in the 1500s as a result of politics. Henry VIII, who became disillusioned with the Roman Catholic Church, embraced the idea of Protestantism and pressured his subjects to do likewise. Leaders in other countries did the same thing.
John Calvin