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Perhaps this was a bit strong but not entirely inaccurate. The Church prohibited owning or distributing a bible without the Church's permission and you were not allow to make any interpretation contrary to the Church on fear of excommunication.

The Church was trying to PROTECT man by preventing heretics from changing the Word of God to suit their own twisted concepts, like Luther's addition of "alone" to Romans 3:28. Tyndale's "bible" was even worse. A person reading these contortions would not get the Word of God, but the Word of some man. Wouldn't you expect the Church to prevent this from happening?

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7,873 posted on 06/06/2006 6:45:37 AM PDT by jo kus (There is nothing colder than a Christian who doesn't care for the salvation of others - St.Crysostom)

Wouldn't you expect the Church to prevent this from happening?

You're talking to someone who believe people should open and honestly discuss various views of doctrine in order to come to the "right" understanding. Luther was correct on his views of indulgences; however all the Church could was "Recant". They did not exactly leave room for dialogue.