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To: hopespringseternal
Fact: Henry VIII had Tyndale strangled and burned for producing an English translation of the bible.

Stop right there. That's not a fact. As I've struggled to try to get you to understand, the language used is not the factor here. It is the unauthorized and erroneous edition of the Bible that was the problem. Not that it was in English. Is any of this getting through?

In light of that, does the Catholic church hold the position that publishers of the King James Version should be burned for error?

Is the KJV an "authorized" version by the Catholic Church? No. It's still as error-prone as it was when it was first written.

As for the remedy for producing an erroneous Bible in this secular nation? That is not the Church's decision, is it? We don't advocate killing people just for professing, say, Islam. But when their beliefs lead to a disruption of society, we may seek to reduce the threat posed.

SD

84 posted on 06/18/2004 1:50:42 PM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave
It is the unauthorized and erroneous edition of the Bible that was the problem.

I suppose there is no difference in your mind?

Is the KJV an "authorized" version by the Catholic Church? No. It's still as error-prone as it was when it was first written.

LOL. I would love to see a compilation of what the Catholic church finds erroneous in any translation, especially the KJV as the entire civilized world finds the KJV to be a very good translation.

89 posted on 06/18/2004 2:01:54 PM PDT by hopespringseternal (People should be banned for sophistry.)
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