What is a Counter-Reformation?

The Catholic Reformation and the counter reformation are two expressions for the same thing.

The counter reformation was the Catholic Church's way of fighting back against the protestants..

They are the same. The Catholic Reformation is just a different name for the Counter Reformation.

It set up the Council of Trent, which was formed to review all aspects of the church. It also began to look into other religions, which were pulling people away from the Cathloic church, and pointed...

The Counter Refomation denotes the period of Catholic revival from the pontificate of Pope Pius IV in 1560 to the close of the thrty year war. The reform included the foundation of seminaries for the...