Christian History: The Council Of Trent in full: Session V (5)



  • The Synod of Trent decreed on original sin and affirmed that Adam’s transgression affected all of humanity, leading to the loss of holiness and justice.
  • Those denying the necessity of baptism for infants or claiming they do not inherit original sin are declared anathema by the Synod.
  • Bishops and other church leaders are required to preach the Gospel and ensure their congregations receive sound teachings, with penalties for negligence.
  • Regular clergy must obtain approval before preaching, and questors are prohibited from preaching; bishops have authority to enforce these rules.

Session 5: CONCERNING ORIGINAL SIN FIRST DECREE Celebrated on the seventeenth day of the month of June, in the year 1546. That our Catholic faith, without which it is impossible to please God, may, errors being purged away, continue in its own perfect and spotless integrity, and that the Christian people may not be carried about with every wind of doctrine; whereas that old serpent, the perpetual enemy of mankind, amongst the very many evils with which the Church of…

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