Did the Church ban bibles?

[Sbee0]

DictatorCzar:

When i read it, it seems that it supports the Protestant argument. I haven’t really gone over this and I’m really confused.

Consider the rest of the source:

Michael Scheifler's BIBLE LIGHT HOMEPAGE

Yep. Known Anti Catholic trash and not to be taken seriously.

 

[PJH_74]

Yep. Known Anti Catholic trash and not to be taken seriously.

Honestly, in the end, I don’t get all of this Christian infighting. Look the liberal churches are going to hell because they support such and such. The Catholics believe this. Conservative churches hate everyone. We might rightly have our differences, but many of them come from outside the Gospels. As I see it, the Gospels are the pinnacle and everything else is below them to varying degrees. The funny thing is we often use the Nicene / Apostle’s Creed as the definition of what a Christian is, the ones we say when a person is Baptized. Interestingly the major points of contention are outside these creeds.

 

[JimR-OCDS]

In the 1500’s, Spain, the Bishops banned translations of the Bible not in classical Latin

So, St Teresa of Avila, could not read the Bible

St John of the Cross, who was trained as a priest in classical Latin, could.

But we also have to keep in mind that most people in that era, couldn’t read any language, never mind the Bible in Latin.

Jim

 

[po18guy]

1. No. Never.
2. Stop “coming across” such spiritual poison on the web.
3. Keep searching only if you want to lose your faith.

Rather, ignore the voices of hatred, discord and dissent. Quick! Get a copy of Rev. Henry Graham’s book Where We Got The Bible.

Every Christian should read it.

 

[JohnR77]

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[Gorgias]

The Church’s criticism had less to do with the quality of the translations than with the theology of the translators.

And, when their Bible translations include prefaces and annotations whose assertions conflict with Church teaching… what to do, then? If it appears as part of their Bible, then this isn’t a matter of “agree with the translation” so much as it is a matter of “take exception to the author’s assertions in the particular volume.”

 

[That_Flint_Guy]

I’ve never heard this accusation. But I have heard that the Catholic Church once prohibited the Bible from being printed in any language but Latin. The very first Bible printed on a printing press was produced in Germany, and it was completely in Latin. (Gutenberg Bible)

 

[Gorgias]

But I have heard that the Catholic Church once prohibited the Bible from being printed in any language but Latin.

No, that’s not true. However, the Church did prohibit the printing of Scripture in Europe in unauthorized vernacular translations in certain circumstances. Maybe that’s what you’re thinking of?

 

[EndTimes]

When i read it, it seems that it supports the Protestant argument. I haven’t really gone over this and I’m really confused.

When i read it, it seems that it supports the Protestant argument. I haven’t really gone over this and I’m really confused.

Be not Confused. Whomever peddles that false notion is Ignorant of Catholicism

Sacred Scriptures are part of the Foundation of Catholicism

Please read this from Official Magisterial Catholic Teachings.

ARTICLE 3 – SACRED SCRIPTURE
I. CHRIST - THE UNIQUE WORD OF SACRED SCRIPTURE

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p1s1c2a3.htm