Yes, yes. I know. The Catholic Church just past the extra Bibles around during Mass in the 15th century for everyone to follow along.
And I'm the one who doesn't have a clue about history???
All Trent era anathemas were lifted in the 1960's by the way. You didn't know that did you? No, of course not.
It depends on which Catholic you talk to.
Harley,
You wrote: "Yes, yes. I know. The Catholic Church just past the extra Bibles around during Mass in the 15th century for everyone to follow along."
So passing out genuine Christianity is judged by that standard? Suddenly the Apostles are in great danger of being called unchristianby you. LOL
"And I'm the one who doesn't have a clue about history???"
No, there are plenty of Protestants.
There were no extra Bibles; a Bible in those days cost the equivalent of 8-10 thousand dollars. That would have been a bit like car dealers passing out keys to new cars at parties.
Most people who were (a) literate; and (b) not dirt-poor had a book called a "primer," which contained a psalter, other parts of the Bible, the Mass, and various devotions, etc.
The idea the people were ignorant of the Bible before the Reformation is somewhat silly. (Although many people were illiterate, and so obviously couldn't actually read a Bible, but they could be, and were, taught big parts of the content through plays/skits, songs, etc.)
Oh, and it was Luther's confessor who told him to read Romans and Galatians when Luther expressed his concern that he couldn't "do enough" to get back into God's good graces. Just one of the many facts of the story your preacher omits from his "history".