1536, Pope Paul III (1534-1549)created a commission to report on possible reforms:1. Lack of education of many clergy2. Scandalous cases of bishops and priests earning benefits from sees and parishes they never visitedBut, held firm on the matter of Catholic Church doctrineReject salvation by faith aloneOrdered Cardinal Gian Pietro Carafa to establish inquisition in Rome to root out Protestantism in Italy (jail cells in his private residence)