Do Catholics believe that the Bible should be in Latin only?

Answer 1

When? The Bible was written in Hebrew, and was probably first translated into Greek, and then into Latin. The first modern languages would all have happened around the same time - English, German, French - with the invention of the printing press.

Answer 2

There is a Spanish translation of the Bible [Sagrada Biblia] authorized by the Catholic Church and available from the Biblioteca de Autores Cristianos in Madrid, Spain. That fact alone would seem to answer your question. See the link, below.

Roman Catholic AnswerThe Church believes that the Bible was written in Hebrew (mostly; for the Old Testament), and Greek (for the New Testament), and that God was it's primary author along with the human authors. The Church normally does not question how God sees fit to do things, much less, disagree with Him. As for translations, the Latin was a translation to enable the common people to read the Bible. When Latin was no longer the common tongue, the Bible was translated into numerous other languages. For instance, the Authorized Version (King James Version) that the protestants use was based on an early English translation of the Sacred Scripture done by the Church. There are many Horror stories that used to be told in protestant areas of the Church burning Bibles - and that it did, but only those that were not true translations. The Church's first concern is always the salvation of the faithful, and it would not be helpful to have incorrect translations, often with the translator's personal opinions in it.

Answer 3

Roman Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church has always believed that the Bible should be in a language that it can be used. Thus the Pope asked St. Jerome to translate the Greek Bible into Latin so that it could be used throughout the entire Church. When printing was invented, many centuries later, the Bible was translated into various vernacular languages so that it could be proclaimed to the people.

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