Biography of John Wycliffe:

1328 - Birth of the precursor of the Protestant Reformation 1377-1378- views became more radical and John Wycliffe officially rejected the biblical basis of papal authority in his statement called De potestate papae- insisted on the scripture's primacy of truth and advocated for theological reform 1377 - forced to appear before the Catholic bishops to explain his doctrine - Pope Gregory XI issued five papal bulls against Wycliffe in May  1380 - said to have attacked the Transubstantiation but John Wycliffe denied and confessed that John Wycliffe only had different views on Eucharist- completed the English translation of the New Testament in the Bible  1382 - his writings were condemned and his followers in Oxford were forced to recant- completed the English translation of the Old Testament in the Bible  1384 - died of stroke .