Question

interpret any one fear in the minds of religious authorities and monarchs about the printed text during 16th centur in europe

Answer 1

Printed texts gained its popularity in the 16th century, which was feared by many religious authorities. They were afraid that the printed media would cause irreligious thoughts in the minds of people and they would become rebellious.

One example is that of King Martin Luther questioning the beliefs of the Roman Catholic church.

       With print media, the news spread very quickly. Therefore, the rebellions would increase in number very fast and the control over them would decrease