Anorthern renaissance writer who criticized the catholic church was a: william shakespeare. b: jan van eyck. c: albrecht dürer. d: desiderius erasmus.

The correct answer is D. The Northern Renaissance writer who criticized the Catholic Church was Desiderius Erasmus.

Explanation:

Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam was a Dutch humanist who sought to reconcile the Christian faith with the formation of antiquity. By publishing the Greek text of the New Testament in parallel with a new Latin translation in 1516, he initiated a new era in the history of Bible translation and scientific Bible study. His criticism of ecclesiastical abuses and religious mischief prepared the way for the Reformation. However, when Luther attacked the freedom of the will, there was a break between them, because Erasmus sought reform in the Church - not a split of it.

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