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The Counsel of Trent

#610 – Cringey notes in the Catholic New American Bible

The Counsel of Trent

Catholic Answers

Religion & Spirituality

4.82.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

In this episode Trent reveals study notes in the New American Bible that are problematic at best and quasi-heretical at worst!

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Council of Trend Podcast, a production of Catholic Answers.

0:07.0

Hey everyone, welcome to the Council of Trend Podcast.

0:12.4

I'm your host, Catholic Answers Apologist and Speaker, Trent Horn.

0:16.2

And today I want to talk about the new American Bible, in particular its problematic study

0:22.0

notes.

0:23.0

So, in a previous episode, I talked about different Bible translations, positive elements,

0:28.8

and negative elements, and different Catholic Bible translations.

0:32.2

And the new American Bible has positive elements.

0:34.9

In some cases, the passages are easier for a modern person to hear and understand.

0:40.2

That's why it is a translation that's approved by the bishops for use in the election area

0:44.7

at mass.

0:46.3

But there's other parts of it.

0:47.8

Namely, the study notes, most of the study notes are fine or they're adequate.

0:52.8

But some of them are really problematic.

0:55.8

Some are really, really problematic.

0:58.3

And that's why I would be hesitant to recommend it for people, especially people who are

1:02.9

new to the faith to read.

1:05.1

They could find it to be scandalous or misunderstand things.

1:08.3

So, that's why I want to dive into those today.

1:11.9

So, let's hop in and check that out.

1:13.9

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1:16.4

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