When the priest turned to go, Rolf burst out, “But—I want to go closer! Can’t I look at it? I mean, open it. See the pages.” As the guide translated, the priest’s eyes widened in horror. Closer! But no unordained person ever stood closer than four yards to the Holy Scriptures! Then, faltered Rolf, what was the sense of the new translation? Since the priests read Greek, what was this Bible used for? Why, to be carried in solemn procession. To receive the homage and adulation of the people. What else would a Bible be used for?
