one outcome of the council of trent was that
Council of Trent
The greatest weight in the Council 's decrees is given to the sacraments . The seven sacraments were reaffirmed and the Eucharist pronounced to be a true propitiatory sacrifice as well as a sacrament , in which the bread and wine were consecrated into the Eucharist ( thirteenth and twenty - second sessions ) . The term transubstantiation was used by the Council , but the specific Aristotelian explanation given by Scholasticism was not cited as dogmatic . Instead , the decree states that Christ is `` really , truly , substantially present '' in the consecrated forms . The sacrifice of the Mass was to be offered for dead and living alike and in giving to the apostles the command `` do this in remembrance of me , '' Christ conferred upon them a sacerdotal power . The practice of withholding the cup from the laity was confirmed ( twenty - first session ) as one which the Church Fathers had commanded for good and sufficient reasons ; yet in certain cases the Pope was made the supreme arbiter as to whether the rule should be strictly maintained . On the language of the Mass , `` contrary to what is often said '' , the council condemned the belief that only vernacular languages should be used , while insisting on the use of Latin . 
The greatest weight in the Council 's decrees is given to the sacraments . The seven sacraments were reaffirmed and the Eucharist pronounced to be a true propitiatory sacrifice as well as a sacrament , in which the bread and wine were consecrated into the Eucharist ( thirteenth and twenty - second sessions ) . The term transubstantiation was used by the Council , but the specific Aristotelian explanation given by Scholasticism was not cited as dogmatic . Instead , the decree states that Christ is `` really , truly , substantially present '' in the consecrated forms . The sacrifice of the Mass was to be offered for dead and living alike and in giving to the apostles the command `` do this in remembrance of me , '' Christ conferred upon them a sacerdotal power . The practice of withholding the cup from the laity was confirmed ( twenty - first session ) as one which the Church Fathers had commanded for good and sufficient reasons ; yet in certain cases the Pope was made the supreme arbiter as to whether the rule should be strictly maintained . On the language of the Mass , `` contrary to what is often said '' , the council condemned the belief that only vernacular languages should be used , while insisting on the use of Latin .
The greatest weight in the Council 's decrees is given to the sacraments . The decree states that Christ is `` really , truly , substantially present '' in the consecrated forms . The sacrifice of the Mass was to be offered for dead and living alike and in giving to the apostles the command `` do this in remembrance of me , '' Christ conferred upon them a sacerdotal power .
The greatest weight in the Council 's decrees is given to the sacraments . Instead , the decree states that Christ is `` really , truly , substantially present '' in the consecrated forms . The sacrifice of the Mass was to be offered for dead and living alike and in giving to the apostles the command `` do this in remembrance of me , '' Christ conferred upon them a sacerdotal power .