Wycliffe, a Catholic priest, was fluent in Latin. Yet, he felt that it was wrong to use Latin, which he considered to be an elitist language, to teach the Scriptures.
Tomēr viņš uzskatīja, ka nav pareizi mācīt Svētos Rakstus šajā valodā, kas, viņaprāt, bija elitāra izglītoto ļaužu valoda.