Talk:De heretico comburendo

Vernacular Bible
This article seems to be another one where the issue of vernacular scriptures is introduced without any actual connection to the subject matter. The focus of the Act is to say that Lollard sedition (especially from unauthorized preachers) should be treated as heresy. The church can protect those charged (if the abjure or if they can prove the charge unfounded), otherwise the secular penalty for herese applies (death)

The act bans, among other things, books containing the heresies of the unnamed sect (i.e. the Lollards). It does not mention vernacular language. So a Bible, in any language, without "heretical" (i.e. Wycliffite or revolutionary) material is not covered by this act. However, a Bible, in any language, with "heretical" material added is covered by the act.

The artice needs to be rephrased (in the history section) to remove the connotation that it was the vernacular bible not the "heretical" additions that were condemned. (This is inline with modern scholarship, but against several centuries of assumption by partisan historians.) Rick Jelliffe (talk) 10:44, 29 August 2023 (UTC)