Scripture and the Vernacular

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It is no surprise, that people have different interpretations of what the Bible says, but what are the root causes of this?
  1. Human bias
  • Of Course.
  1. Theology
  • Certainly
But what about the language itself? Not only has the Bible been printed in different languages, but even versions of the Bible in the same language have different interpretations of the Bible.

Is it me? Or are has our desire for “having it our way” led us as Catholics to abandon our Bible? For let us be honest, while editions are approved by the Church for various use, only the Latin can be used for studying the Bible, as opposed to “reading” it as if it is a piece of literature, or information on the scale of your local paper.

Why have we all but abandoned the Vulgate?
 
Is it me? Or are has our desire for “having it our way” led us as Catholics to abandon our Bible? For let us be honest, while editions are approved by the Church for various use, only the Latin can be used for studying the Bible, as opposed to “reading” it as if it is a piece of literature, or information on the scale of your local paper.
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Granted that you can’t go wrong with the Vulgate, but I don’t agree that it is the only way to study the Bible. I study it in Greek and in English, and not to mention the Greek and Syriac Fathers of the Church who were as well versed as anyone. Let us as Catholics not make the same mistake as the KJV only folks who think that every other translation is inferior or even non-Christian. It would be better to look at it as the fact that the Church has a number of great treasures at our finger tips! But don’t get me wrong, we do need to be decerning.
 
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Granted that you can’t go wrong with the Vulgate, but I don’t agree that it is the only way to study the Bible. I study it in Greek and in English, and not to mention the Greek and Syriac Fathers of the Church who were as well versed as anyone. Let us as Catholics not make the same mistake as the KJV only folks who think that every other translation is inferior or even non-Christian. It would be better to look at it as the fact that the Church has a number of great treasures at our finger tips! But don’t get me wrong, we do need to be decerning.
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Also, lets not forget that most lay Catholics don’t know Latin.
Dorian Gregorian:
only the Latin can be used for studying the Bible
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what? says who?
 
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