IV.

Third Period

(1561-1563). Forced to adjourn because of the outbreak of war, the council eventually reassembled for its final period. Disciplinary questions dominated the deliberations, especially the unresolved problem of episcopal residency, seen by many as the key to implementing reform. The skillful papal legate, Giovanni Morone, reconciled opposing views and brought the council to conclusion. In 1564, Pius IV published the Profession of the Tridentine Faith (from Tridentum, the ancient Roman name for Trent), summarizing the doctrinal decrees of the council. Despite its length, however, the council never dealt directly with the role of the papacy in the church, an issue raised repeatedly by the Protestants. Among the many theologians participating in the council, the most noteworthy were Girolamo Seripando, Reginald Pole, Diego Lainez, Melchior Cano, and Domingo de Soto.