The Ploughboy (3)

The church, the pope, the cardinals, the bishops, the king of England—they all wanted one man. They wanted him stopped and they wanted him dead. Bibles and more Bibles were pouring into the hands of Englishmen. For centuries Rome had conducted her services in Latin—a language the people did not understand. Many priests understood it no better. But no matter—the more who were ignorant, the better. Steeped in Rome’s superstitions and lies, the people paid dearly to rescue themselves and their...