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.
Religion is the answer; education, money, and occupation determine what class you are in.
Lorrain france was under frances control
<span>As a result of the Intolerable Acts, the colonists became very angry. This is because the purpose of the acts were to punish the colonists for their actions regarding the Boston Tea Party. Eventually, this caused the American Revolution.</span>
He called it "the Monster", because he feared the power of the Nation. Hope this helps :P