Candace, what do you make of the Catholic Church killing Christians for possessing a bible in their own language and actively working to prevent translation of the scriptures into native tongues from Latin?
Thanks for asking. What source do you have for the Catholic Church killing people for owning a Bible? I have heard things like that for years, but I don’t know how much is rooted in actual fact. Also, I’m not aware that the Catholic Church worked to prevent the translation of scriptures into native tongues. On the contrary, their first English translation of the Bible in one of the earliest that existed, predating the King James Bible. Their Douay-Rheims Bible was published between 1582 (the New Testament) and 1610 (Old Testament). From what I understand, the Catholic Church was concerned about unauthorized translations and resulting heresies. This video is a great resource: https://www.catholic.com/audio/cot/the-myth-of-protestant-bible-martyrs
It's interesting you bring up Tyndale. Again, that's something I heard and believed for most of my life. It turns out, as with all stories, that there are two narratives surrounding what happened to Tyndale. I encourage you to research the other side. Tyndale was put to death by the State, not the Church. Also, he was put to death due to heretical views deemed dangerous by the Holy Roman Empire (today's Germany), not his Bible translation (some say he was allowed to continue his translation of the Old Testament in prison). Even so, it seems his translation was irresponsible and full of personal theology. See: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/tyndales-heresy
Also, even the Wikipedia page for Tyndale denies he was put to death for scripture translation. While Wikipedia is far from scholarly, Tyndale's page seems thoroughly cited. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tyndale
I'm still very much learning about Catholicism myself. I will say, though, I am over and over finding that so many stories I've been told -- even in supposedly trustworthy works like Foxe's -- don't give a the fully accurate picture I always thought they did.
Even so -- there are indeed times of history when the Catholic Church has made grave errors. Just as there were times when Protestants did terrible things (including killing those who disagreed with them -- be they other Protestants or Catholics). This reality doesn't really have anything to do with the present discussion.
Candace, what do you make of the Catholic Church killing Christians for possessing a bible in their own language and actively working to prevent translation of the scriptures into native tongues from Latin?
Thanks for asking. What source do you have for the Catholic Church killing people for owning a Bible? I have heard things like that for years, but I don’t know how much is rooted in actual fact. Also, I’m not aware that the Catholic Church worked to prevent the translation of scriptures into native tongues. On the contrary, their first English translation of the Bible in one of the earliest that existed, predating the King James Bible. Their Douay-Rheims Bible was published between 1582 (the New Testament) and 1610 (Old Testament). From what I understand, the Catholic Church was concerned about unauthorized translations and resulting heresies. This video is a great resource: https://www.catholic.com/audio/cot/the-myth-of-protestant-bible-martyrs
My source is primarily foxes book of martyrs. Tyndale is a great example
It's interesting you bring up Tyndale. Again, that's something I heard and believed for most of my life. It turns out, as with all stories, that there are two narratives surrounding what happened to Tyndale. I encourage you to research the other side. Tyndale was put to death by the State, not the Church. Also, he was put to death due to heretical views deemed dangerous by the Holy Roman Empire (today's Germany), not his Bible translation (some say he was allowed to continue his translation of the Old Testament in prison). Even so, it seems his translation was irresponsible and full of personal theology. See: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/tyndales-heresy
Also, even the Wikipedia page for Tyndale denies he was put to death for scripture translation. While Wikipedia is far from scholarly, Tyndale's page seems thoroughly cited. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Tyndale
I'm still very much learning about Catholicism myself. I will say, though, I am over and over finding that so many stories I've been told -- even in supposedly trustworthy works like Foxe's -- don't give a the fully accurate picture I always thought they did.
Even so -- there are indeed times of history when the Catholic Church has made grave errors. Just as there were times when Protestants did terrible things (including killing those who disagreed with them -- be they other Protestants or Catholics). This reality doesn't really have anything to do with the present discussion.