How did the invention of the printing press encourage secularism
a church literature became to expensive for most people
b fewer people were needed to serve in the clergy
c masses became obsolete for the faithful
d people could more easily share ideas that challenged church teachings

The correct option is D): people could more easily share ideas that challenged church teachings.

By definition, secularism is the doctrine of separation between government institutions and religious institutions.

After Gutenberg´s invention, the texts survival was guaranteed. This gave birth to the intellectual movement in Europe. People started translating texts belonging to ancient Greek and Roman authors. These works were devoted to all types of science,such as Maths and Philosophy, which involved ideas in opposition to the church beliefs.

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the committees of correspondence were the american colonies’ means for maintaining communication lines in the years before the revolutionary war. in 1764, boston formed the earliest committee of correspondence to encourage opposition to britain’s stiffening of customs enforcement and prohibition of american paper money. the following year, new york formed a similar committee to keep the other colonies notified of its actions in resisting the stamp act. in 1773, the virginia house of burgesses proposed that each colonial legislature appoint a committee for intercolonial correspondence. the exchanges that followed built solidarity during the turbulent times and bring about the formation of the first continental congress in 1774.