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Administrator,

thanks for starting this thread as it is an important one.

Father David wrote:

"2) A translation can be changed only if it is incorrect? Why? Varying translation can be correct, yet one can be better, why not choose the better."

This may evoke a similar negative reaction from Father David like we saw earlier in this thread, but I fail to see how Father David can continue to post remarks like this and be taken seriously when words like 'Orthodox' are prohibited. True faith is a better translation? As I have posted before in another thread, the Ukrainians, Roman Greek Catholics and Melkites have been able to translate this this way yet we can't. And then I have to continue to read that Father David thinks we should choose the better translation but doesn't actually do this. Maybe Father David can calmy explain.

I know he's not the only one on the commission so I am anticipating the answer being that there are others on the commission and the majority went with the inferior translation in this case. If this is the case I can't help but think how sad it is that the majority of a Byzantine Catholic commission could reach such a decision.

Will priests ever be given the latitude to substitute the word 'Orthodox' for 'true faith' if the texts preclude it?

Orthodox is not allowed, feminist inclusive language is, what a world.

mc

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