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A:One of the points of difference at the time of the Protestant Reformation was that the Catholic Church insisted that people needed the clergy to interpret The Bible for them, whereas the Protestants said that people could read and understand the Bible for themselves. Even today, with the ready availability of English-language Bibles, we find the Catholic versions tend to have explanatory footnotes to ensure 'correct' understanding, while Protestant translations generally have no footnotes.
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Q: Who would say people can understand the Bible on their own?
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