99% of the people living during the middle ages were illiterate. That figure includes royalty! Kings had scribes to communicate and keep records. Writing was beneath them. A literate king such as Henry the VIII was rare. BTW, illiteracy, and the gap between rich and poor was the way of the entire world from the beginning of civilization.
The motive of Catholic Church's use of Latin was to educate. It was the universal language. Example, the year is 1327, how many people in Malta spoke Swedish? They used the universal language passed throughout the centuries. They used the language that was universal. Science, religion, commerce and diplomacy, it was all in Latin. Dave's got it backward. Latin educated the illiterate.
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In 14th century England, a scholar named John Wycliffe translated the Holy Bible from Latin into English so every man could receive God's Word. This was a direct affront to the Catholic Church. At that time, only Catholic priests were allowed to tell you what the Bible said. With Wycliffe's Bible, the common man could read the Word for himself. Wycliffe died of illness, but his "disciples" were hunted down, tortured, and killed. A lesson from the past...
The Wycliffe Bible (1380) is a case where the Catholic church got it wrong. In the centuries that followed both sides of the body of Christ "got it wrong" by over reacting to each others writings. Such was the disposition of "justice" by all in those days. In Luther or Swingley controlled provinces, those who read the Vulgate (Catholic) version of the bible were "a direct affront" to their Churches. Catholics suffered the same consequences as Wychliffe. It would be unfair to conclude only the Catholic church tried to keep people ignorant.
Once again, during the Middle Ages, Latin was the universal language; just like 1, 2, 3 ... are the universal symbols for the language of math.
Dave's got it backward. Latin educated the illiterate.
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Correction Dave, the use of Latin not a power play
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If You Want To Keep it, Archive It!
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Wycliffe Bible
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I wrote a response to the last comment and have been censored.
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