Why did roman Catholic Church impose control over publisher and bookseller?
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1) In 1517, many practices and rituals of Roman Catholic Church were criticized by a religious reformer, Martin Luther, who wrote 'Ninety-five theses'.
2) Due to print, Luther's writings were immediately reproduced in vast numbers and read widely, which resulted in division within the Church and formation of the Protestant Reformation.
3) By 1558, due to the effects of irreligious ideas that were being spread due to print, The Roman Church imposed various controls over publishers and booksellers and began to maintain an index of prohibited books.
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The Roman Catholic Church imposed control over publishers and booksellers because printed religious literature started writing about God and his creation in different ways. They were afraid of the impacts of books on people’s mind.
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