Question

Discuss the role of the printing press in the Protestant Reformation.

Answer 1

• The conflict between Protestants and Catholics was an open one with both sides seeking the support of the public.
• The printing press became an important weapon in the Reformation.
• Both the Protestant and Catholic propagandists made use of the printing press as a means of influencing the public.
• Protestants used the printing press to proliferate revolutionary theological material at a popular level, while the Catholic Church produced large quantities of anti-Reformation texts.

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