I was quoting another fellow, but the point is this:
44% believed the canon was so clear and necessary that they voted to make it an article of the faith for Catholics. Given the incentive of the Reformation, why did 56% believe it was not important to make it an article of the faith - either by refusing to take a stand, or positively saying it was wrong?
You wrote:
“44% believed the canon was so clear and necessary that they voted to make it an article of the faith for Catholics.”
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
That is NOT what happened. The whole article shows EXACTLY that that is NOT what happened. Now here you are making the same mistake you just renounced in post #8: “Thanks for the post on Trent. I didn’t know that, and I’m guilty of unintentionally spreading the misconception.”
“Given the incentive of the Reformation, why did 56% believe it was not important to make it an article of the faith - either by refusing to take a stand, or positively saying it was wrong?”
Your question is MEANINGLESS because it is based on a misconception you yourself renounced in post #8.