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The Council of Trent created the policy of Tamesti, or public marriages as a way to protect women from being preyed on by upper-class men and church leaders. This policy led to arranged marriages and the patriarchy. Would the Council of Trent have supported arranged marriages?

by /u/vertexoflife in /r/AskHistorians

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