Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Fighting words over the new missal translation
Oh US bishops you are so silly.
Nothing like picking a fight with the Vatican to keep your life interesting.
Debates over English-language translations of liturgical texts have been common within the US bishops' conference for well over a decade. Led by Bishop Donald Trautman of Erie, Pennsylvania, the former chairman of the bishops' liturgy committee, critics of the new translations have complained that they use archaic language and defended the earlier work of the International Commission for English in the Liturgy. That group, in turn, has drawn criticism from conservative Catholics-- and from the Vatican-- for making unauthorized changes in the language and meaning of the Latin originals.
Nothing like picking a fight with the Vatican to keep your life interesting.
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