Irish Bishops Signal Preference for Inclusive Bible

The Tablet (UK) ^ | 9/6/21 | Sarah MacDonald

[marshmallow]

The Irish Bishops have signalled their intention to use the Revised New Jerusalem Bible as the basis for the new Lectionary for Mass.

In a statement on Friday, they revealed that their consultation process on the Lectionary had drawn more than 200 relevant submissions from individuals and another 20 from different organisations, the vast majority of whom expressed a preference for the RNJB. The current lectionary is based on the 1966 Jerusalem Bible.

More than 150 of the individuals who made submissions and virtually all of the organisations believed the RNJB “struck the right balance in regard to ‘inclusive language’ and gender-sensitivity”. Though others suggested that it did not go far enough, and some thought it went too far.

Of the other Bible translations mentioned, ten individuals suggested using the Revised Standard Version Second Catholic Edition, eight suggested the English Standard Version, six suggested the New Revised Standard Version and four suggested the Inclusive Bible.

The remaining submissions expressed no preference on the appropriate Bible translation.

The consultation process was managed by the Secretariat for Liturgy of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Falsifying the Word of God.

[SkyDancer]

We’re up to 175 versions of the Bible.

[fidelis]

One hundred people is a pretty small sampling of responses, so I'm guessing they primarily asked those who are involved at some official level in liturgy and catechesis-- which tells you why the Church in Ireland is in the condition it's in. The adoption of a politically correct translation will just make it worse as it will contribute to further biblical illiteracy among the average Irish Catholic.

Catholic conferences in some other English speaking countries are moving toward the more literal translations (like the ESV-Catholic edition in India). I wish the US were but we're stuck with the NABRE. Say what you will about the Vatican, but the official translation for English Church documents is still the good old Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition).

[ebb tide]

Huge Republic of Ireland vote for gay marriage

Ireland votes by landslide to legalise abortion

Ireland reports the first venomous snake bite in its history, right before St. Patrick’s Day

[A strike]

I guess Moses and St.Paul need to get with the program.

[dfwgator]

Modern-Day Soup Eaters.

[Still Thinking]

If you’re revising it, it ain’t actually the Bible.

[Nextrush]

Are the unvaccinated in this Bible too.

[Rurudyne]

(music sting…)

All to Political Correctness they surrender, fear of man is how they roll.

[Salvavida]

I once wrote a letter to by uncle, a bishop in a major US city, questioning why he was holding a conference on sexuality and when did the Bible become relevant.

Let’s just say I really don’t have an extended family anymore because everyone worships him.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

http://www.catholicfirst.com/thefaith/bible/galatians.html

1:6 I wonder that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ, unto another gospel.
1:7 Which is not another: only there are some that trouble you and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema.
1:9 As we said before, so now I say again: If any one preach to you a gospel, besides that which you have received, let him be anathema.

[moovova]

“Moses (he/him) came down from Mount Sinai (it). As he came down from the mountain with the two tablets (them/those) of the covenant in his hand, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God (All/Everything). When Aaron (he/him) and all the Israelites (them/those) saw Moses...”