Christian History: The Council Of Trent in full: Session XVI (16)



  • The sixth session of the Council of Trent was suspended for two years due to ongoing conflicts and the departure of many German bishops.
  • The suspension allows Fathers to return to their churches while waiting for better times to resume the Council’s work.
  • Newly elected Pope Pius IV plans to convene the Council again to address heresies, schisms, and moral corruption in the Church.
  • The Pope urges all Christian leaders to ensure participation in the upcoming Council, emphasizing the need for peace and unity in Christendom.

Session 16: FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE COUNCIL Being the sixth, and last under the Sovereign Pontiff, Julius III., celebrated on the twenty-eighth day of April, MDLII. The sacred and holy, oecumenical and general Synod of Trent, lawfully assembled in the Holy Ghost, the most reverend lords, Sebastian, Archbishop of Siponto, and Aloysius, Bishop of Verona, Apostolic Nuncios, presiding therein, as well in their own names as in that of the most reverend and illustrious lord, the Legate Marcellsu Crescenzio,…

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