To the contrary, especially in relation to Aristotle and Plato. Many Ancient Roman and Greek texts were rediscovered, and translated into vulgate (re: the version of the language the Catholic Church used) Latin from ancient Greek, Arabic and more formal Latin. Such a process took naturally a considerable amount of time, especially before the advent of the printing presses for mass reproduction. Further, given that literacy rates in the Middle Ages were very much restricted to particular castes; such as the clergy or monastic orders - among a few others, it naturally follows that some of the few persons with the time and ability to translate and reproduce these documents and texts were from the Catholic church.

Given that the writings of St. Augustine are clearly drawing upon Plato's own philosophical writings, like his Cave Allegory, its safe to conclude that the Church most likely did not endorse nor organize the burning of the very same texts they were restoring and translating.