Mark, I understand the eye poking that happens on these threads but that has to one of the most egregiously silly statements I've seen in some time and anyone here knows I'm not given to hyperbole and puffery
Well, given the political nature and the straying from the straight and narrow truth of translation, I will say that the KJV has caused many to deviate from the truth of Scripture. But overall, I will acknowledge that you are correct.
Admitting the shortcomings of the AV, those same type of things appear in translations Catholics hold near and dear. If you haven't realized that they certainly have been pointed out on these threads more than once.
That I will not agree with. The translations were the best that could be done at the time.
Anyone can read the translators’ comments in the AV and realize that they viewed their efforts as imperfect and needing revision as time went by.
The need of correction is just as evident in translations like the DR(Douay) and for the same reason, thus the NAB attempts to correct the reading of Gen. 3:15 over the DR. (see the footnote). The Vulgate reading is misleading and few would, Catholic, Protestant or otherwise accepts it as accurate or justified by either context or the rest of the Scriptures.
This is but one example. Bible translation is always going to be an ongoing work but claims that someone was put on the path to hell because of poor translation is just silly.