Did The Church of Rome Murder Over 50 Million Christians For Preaching the Gospel and Translating The Bible into English? Why did the Church of Rome seek to prosecute John Wycliffe until his death and why did the Church of Rome burn at the stake William Tyndale? Both Wycliffe and Tyndale were Catholic priests that studied the Bible and came to understand that salvation was through Jesus Christ alone and not by works or the false doctrines of the Church of Rome. Men like Wycliffe and Tyndale helped to start the reformation and spread the Biblical gospel throughout the world. Millions of Christians have laid down their lives to defend the Word of God and we must give our lives to contend for the Word. Learn and be inspired by the church history that has been forgotten by several generations.