The Council of Trent’s primary purpose was to enable the Roman Catholic Church to win back the hearts and souls of the people from Protestantism. Analyze the ways in which the reforms it recommended for art and music were intended to achieve this goal

Please provide the best answer for the statement.


1. Church doctrine called for the subject matter to not be lavish or sensual.
2. The Council insisted that music in the liturgy was to be clear and intelligible to the congregation.
3. In addition, the Council of Trent called for art to help people feel a closer connection to God as a result of the rise of Protestantism and its attack on the Church.

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independent?

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