Question

For over 1000 years, Latin was the official language of Catholic Church. When Bibles became available in many different languages,
A.
the Catholic Church made Italian its official language.
B.
the Catholic Church began to lose power in European countries.
C.
the Catholic Church started schools in many European countries.
D.
the Catholic Church began a crusade into Muslim nations.

Answer 1

B. The Catholic Church began to lose power in European countries.

Reason: Vernacular Bibles let people read Scripture themselves instead of relying on clergy and Latin texts, which undermined Church authority and helped fuel movements like the Protestant Reformation.