Read this excerpt from a book of rules for monks. idleness is the enemy of the soul. and therefore, at fixed times, the brothers ought to be occupied in manual labour; and again, at fixed times, in sacred reading. on the basis of this excerpt, what is of central importance for a monk? -being busy in one way or another -knowing when to work and when to rest -studying hard at all times -working together as brothers

Answer is A.

The monks have to follow the advices contained in the rules established in their order. In this rule, the part that mentions idleness as being an enemy of the soul, continues with guidelines of what to do in order to avoid this situation: manual labour and sacred reading, and both are to be done at fixed time. This procedure will help a monk to be busy in one way or another.

the correct answer is the first option!

A) being busy in one way or another.

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.