In pre-industrial Europe,the Catholic Church

A) did not want mass literacy
B) wanted only priests to read the Bible
C) arrested and executed people who tried to translate the Latin Bible into national languages
D) all of these choices
E) none of these choices

Mass Literacy

The condition or quality of being able to read and write on a level that is sufficient for most practical and everyday purposes, widely spread across a large population.

Catholic Church

The largest Christian church, led by the Pope, emphasizing sacramental worship and the doctrine of apostolic succession.

Latin Bible

The collection of biblical texts originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, translated into Latin, known as the Vulgate, which was the standard Bible of Western Christianity for many centuries.