[terycarl]

Very few outside of the clergy could read latin, and if a translation in the language of the people is forbidden; they are not allowed to read the bible for themselves.

You mentioned the 15th century and a farmer....VERY few people in the 15th century could read anything...They had nothing to read.....until the Catholic Gutenberg invented the printing press, most peopple in the world had never even SEEN a book muchless read one...

[Mr Rogers]

If no one could READ the Bible, why were so many copies SOLD as soon as it was translated by Tyndale?

[Elsie]

the Catholic Gutenberg invented the printing press,

Oh?

It appears that your understanding of HISTORY is faulty; TOO.

https://www.google.com/search?q=invented+the+printing+press&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADRA_enUS475&gws_rd=ssl

[RnMomof7]

You mentioned the 15th century and a farmer....VERY few people in the 15th century could read anything...They had nothing to read.....until the Catholic Gutenberg invented the printing press, most peopple in the world had never even SEEN a book muchless read one...

Actually close to 10% could read .. by the reformation it was getting close to 40% ...but you know they all had ears and could hear the scriptures if read in their native tongue ..(NOT LATIN) ..

But just like today..how many practicing RC's rewad the scriptures ?? Those that go to church have snippets read to them ..thats about it