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Why do you think the catholic church was so committed to defending the literal meaning of the bible passages?

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The main reason why the Catholic Church was committed to defending the literal meaning of the Bible passages is because they feared that people would stray from the church if they started to develop their own, different interpretations of the Bible.
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