@matrix I'm not sure if there was ever an order of the Catholic Church to not allow people outside the clergy to read the bible, while keeping it in Latin seems like a rational decision to make sure you won't get stuff from the Word of God lost in translation.

I really don't know, but it sounds like one of those myths like "The Inquisition killed millions of people" or thinking the Crusades were some sort of evil endeavor.

@deadheat @matrix most people simply were illiterate at the time

@hakui
Depends on when. People in middle ages were mostly literate, they just didn't know latin.
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