[AnalogReigns]

I'm sure its a good translation of the Vulgate, which, I'm told is a decent translation from the Greek--St. Jerome was a great guy, as was his student, good old St. Augy. Translations of translations though are not known for great accuracy however.

I guess I just like tweeking Roman Catholic noses... To be fair, a lot of Catholics suffered and died at Protestant hands too (mostly in the 17th Century), particularly in Ireland. There's plenty of blame to go around for all those folk who killed in the name of Christianity 350+ years ago (and even 170 years ago in the potato famine).

[RightWhale]

I have heard other opinions of Jerome's proficiency in Latin.

[AnAmericanMother]

Having been both Protestant (well, High Church Anglican anyhow) and Catholic, I console myself with the thought that the main issue in the religious wars in England was political . . . there's actually a good basis for that theory (my undergraduate degree was in history, with heavy classics on the side).

Having worked both sides of the street, I tweak EVERYbody . . .