Read the quotation from the Council of Trent in the 1500s. [W]ith God going before us . . . we may . . . deliberate and discuss . . . whatsoever is needful for repelling those assaults of barbarians and infidels, with which they seek the overthrow of all Christendom. What is the quotation most likely about?

The quotation describes discussing how to repel “barbarians and infidels” who threaten Christendom. In the context of the Council of Trent, a Catholic council responding to the Reformation, this most likely reflects opposition to the spread of Protestantism. It is not about ending indulgence sales or supporting the Church of England, and it calls for defending Christendom, not attacking the Catholic Church.

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