The major goal of the Counter -Reformation was to - reduce the the authority of absolute monarchs encourage new ideas in science and philosophy reaffirm the power of the Roman Catholic Church reach a compromise with European Protestants

The major goal of the Counter-Reformation was to reaffirm the power of the Roman Catholic Church. The Counter-Reformation, also known as the Catholic Reformation, was a period of Catholic revival initiated in response to the Protestant Reformation. It aimed to reform the Church internally and counter the growth of Protestantism by clarifying Catholic theology, improving church discipline, and strengthening the spiritual authority of the papacy.