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Hello all. Over the years i’ve noticed that catholics are not as comfortable talking about Jesus or the bible as many non catholics are. This seems to be an outgrowth over the chaos that emerged after the second vatican council.
With biblical illiteracy plaging the church, both layman and clergy, I felt the need to comment on how we can fix the problem. First, we must notice the decline after the
1960’s and what the church used to be during its peak in america.
for example, in the 1950’s:
One of the things that ended up happening throughout the last 50 years is that the catholic identity seems to have been lost. For example, when the Douay Rheims was replaced with the “RSV” a piece of history and disticint catholic feel went out with it. To change a bible is to lose out on the history that it helped shape. The latest bibles approved by the USCCB are gender neutral liberal atrocities like RSV, NAB, NJB ect…
They are put out by corporations and do not have the catholic feel that say the Douay, or the Vulgate have. Those were beautifal catholic bibles that catholics read and became a unique part of the catholic identity. The vulgate in particular lasted 1000 years!! there’s no other bible in the world that can claim that. when you look at fundamentalists and the kjv, its clear that they have an attachment to it because its a family heirloom. that is something thats been lost to the church for a while. Catholics dont have a bible they can call “their own” since the Douay/Vulgate were done away with. These are precious heirlooms that the family passed down from generation to generation and held with a very high regard as part of the catholic family.
My suggestion is to revise those bibles and come out with a new one that is translated by catholics to make a bible that is truly “home grown” that catholics can all their own and not these ecumenical corporate products. One of the reasons the “Passion of the Christ” was so successful is because it was put out by a traditional catholic that had no regard for mainstream opinions. the movie went on to became the greatest religious movie of all time… compare that to modern bible versions that remove the word “whoremonger and sodomite…”, the conservatism that was thrown out was replaced by liberalism with its gender neutral language and general watered down language that has lost its unique feel and is indistinguishable from every other bible out there…
Catholics have a history of making gorgeous medieval bibles with unparalleled art and calligraphy. why not put out a new vulgate that returns back to classical catholicism that “restores the years the locusts have eaten”. It would be great step towards getting reaquainted with the scriptures that catholics can read and pass on as an heirloom for the generations to come.
The USCCB were talking about putting together a new translation and i thought it would be magnicent if they could revise the vulgate and republish it. imagine how great it would look if the church would put out a new decked out bible that said “Vulgate 405AD” It would certainly kick the **** out of “AV1611” lol… But we have a great history that we should continue ride and get more familiar with our heritage and have a precious bible we could call our own. If every catholic got one it would mean that over 1 billion would have been sold making it the most published and one of the oldest books in the world. hows that for bragging rights!!! Perhaps we could work together to take up a collection. I would love to hear your thoughts… thx
With biblical illiteracy plaging the church, both layman and clergy, I felt the need to comment on how we can fix the problem. First, we must notice the decline after the
1960’s and what the church used to be during its peak in america.
for example, in the 1950’s:
- Bishops were more power than senators
- 75% of catholics went to church
- the catholic church was feared throughout the states
- everyone owned a beautiful douay rheims bible with world class art
- Catholics knew what communion was
- families prayed the rosary together
One of the things that ended up happening throughout the last 50 years is that the catholic identity seems to have been lost. For example, when the Douay Rheims was replaced with the “RSV” a piece of history and disticint catholic feel went out with it. To change a bible is to lose out on the history that it helped shape. The latest bibles approved by the USCCB are gender neutral liberal atrocities like RSV, NAB, NJB ect…
They are put out by corporations and do not have the catholic feel that say the Douay, or the Vulgate have. Those were beautifal catholic bibles that catholics read and became a unique part of the catholic identity. The vulgate in particular lasted 1000 years!! there’s no other bible in the world that can claim that. when you look at fundamentalists and the kjv, its clear that they have an attachment to it because its a family heirloom. that is something thats been lost to the church for a while. Catholics dont have a bible they can call “their own” since the Douay/Vulgate were done away with. These are precious heirlooms that the family passed down from generation to generation and held with a very high regard as part of the catholic family.
My suggestion is to revise those bibles and come out with a new one that is translated by catholics to make a bible that is truly “home grown” that catholics can all their own and not these ecumenical corporate products. One of the reasons the “Passion of the Christ” was so successful is because it was put out by a traditional catholic that had no regard for mainstream opinions. the movie went on to became the greatest religious movie of all time… compare that to modern bible versions that remove the word “whoremonger and sodomite…”, the conservatism that was thrown out was replaced by liberalism with its gender neutral language and general watered down language that has lost its unique feel and is indistinguishable from every other bible out there…
Catholics have a history of making gorgeous medieval bibles with unparalleled art and calligraphy. why not put out a new vulgate that returns back to classical catholicism that “restores the years the locusts have eaten”. It would be great step towards getting reaquainted with the scriptures that catholics can read and pass on as an heirloom for the generations to come.
The USCCB were talking about putting together a new translation and i thought it would be magnicent if they could revise the vulgate and republish it. imagine how great it would look if the church would put out a new decked out bible that said “Vulgate 405AD” It would certainly kick the **** out of “AV1611” lol… But we have a great history that we should continue ride and get more familiar with our heritage and have a precious bible we could call our own. If every catholic got one it would mean that over 1 billion would have been sold making it the most published and one of the oldest books in the world. hows that for bragging rights!!! Perhaps we could work together to take up a collection. I would love to hear your thoughts… thx