The correct answer is A. The power and reach of the Catholic Church was severely compromised.
Explanation:
The Council of Trent that took place from 1545 to 1563 was a council or conference between the most important members or leaders of the Catholic Church and theological experts, this council of the Catholic Church was mainly a reaction to the Protestant Reformation, a movement during the same century that aimed at changing or reforming some of the practices and beliefs of the church and that led to the emergence of the Protestant Churches that differ from the Catholic ones.
This means the main focus of the Council of Trent was discussing the effects of the Reformation and the Protestantism to take decisions on how to act or respond to these, as these were considered as a possible weakening or threaten to the power of the Catholic church that used to have control over all society but lost power as the many people began following the Protestantism. Thus, the Council of Trent was organized because the power and reach of the Catholic Church was severely compromised by the Reformation and the Protestantism.
