In what ways did the popes restore their authority in society?

In those days, the Catholic Church was quite strict and tough. She used the most cruel measures against those who opposed her and denigrated her. Such people were accused of heresy and executed. Thus, the rest of the population no longer had any questions or protests against the church, since everyone feared that he would be declared a heretic and burned at the stake. However, the Catholic Church was unable to maintain such a regime for long. In the 15th century, the ideas of the humanists appear, and in the 16th century there is a reformation.