Council
enacting measures of reform and establishing practical and doctrinal
norms, including the doctrine of transubstantiation. |
This council enacted
measures of reform reminding bishops of their duties and providing for
preaching in the cathedrals. It prohibited the proliferation of new religious
orders and emphasized the observance of clerical celibacy. Layfolk were
commanded to confess and to commune at least once annually. The doctrine
of transubstantiation
was officially named and endorsed.
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