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What was the focus of Pope Pius IV’s papal policy?

  • Crusades against Ottomans

  • Education reform

  • Art patronage

  • Implementing Council of Trent

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The focus of Pope Pius IV's papal policy was implementing the decrees of the Council of Trent, a significant ecumenical council that aimed to address the Protestant Reformation and reaffirm Catholic doctrine. Pius IV worked to enforce the council's reforms, including the establishment of seminaries for better clerical education and the implementation of stricter moral standards within the Catholic Church.
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