Who was pope paul the 3rd and the counter reformation?

Dah, Pope Paul III (29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549), wasborn Alessandro Farnese.

He was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 1534 to his death in 1549. He also called the Council of Trent in 1545.

You can read more about him here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Paul_III

Paul III proved unable to suppress the Protestant Reformation, although it was during his pontificate that the foundation was laid for the Counter-Reformation.

That's a lot of information you are requesting about the Counter-Reformation.

Too much for me to copy and paste here!

You will find many of the answers at the following websites:

http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/REFORM/COUNTER.HTM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Reformation

http://mb-soft.com/believe/txc/counterr.htm

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04437a.htm