OK, we’re closer to agreement, then. I myself would credit preservation of Christian scripture to the Irish Church, which to me was a separated entity in the Dark Ages. Catholics do not view it in this manner.
I loved the living bible that came out in the 70s, the green one. Can’t find it any longer, but I wore out several of them.
In case people dont know it, the Catholic versions NAB and NABRE(revised edition) are wholly similar to the NIV. You can switch between the two and it would be smooth or almost not noticeable.
Now the Catholic Bible NAB/RE does have problems as does the NIV.