... based their families, societies, kingdoms and livelihood on the information based in the Bible, information which, until the 1500's had not been challenged. The theories of Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton had challenged the beliefs of many Catholics; it seemed to them that their trust in the Bible was being questioned. For many it was too much; some lost faith in ... the writings in the Bible were written long ago by people who had no scientific experience or theory, so by ignoring those writings and focusing on the less controversial writings (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) involving Jesus, t...

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