St. Jerome Would Be Shocked-St. Francis de Sales Delighted! Bible Study and Research Software
St. Jerome Would Be Shocked-St. Francis de Sales Delighted! Bible Study and Research Software
And wait until you try the powerful search engine on the Catechism of the Catholic
Church, and take a virtual tour of Jerusalem led by King David.
You ask, Does the computer contain more books than St. Jerome had? Ha, I laugh, it
even has his Latin Vulgate, not to mention about ten other translations, the Hebrew text,
the Greek Septuagint of the Old Testament, four Greek New Testament texts as well as
numerous commentaries, Bible dictionaries, lexicons and morea Catholic scholar or
laymans dream come true! And look at these programs: all the documents of the Catholic
Church, the 38-volume set of the Church Fathers, and the Council of Trent. Can you
believe it? And its easy enough for anybody to use! The Fathers just wouldnt believe it.
As you sit in my chair I ask, Hey, have you seen all the Catholic stuff on the Internet?
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Church Teaching:
The Catholic Church, since it was founded by Christ our Lord to bear salvation to all
men and thus is obliged to preach the Gospel, considers it one of its duties to announce
the Good News of salvation also with the help of the media of social communication and
to instruct men in their proper use. It is, therefore, an inherent right of the Church to have
at its disposal and to employ any of these media insofar as they are necessary or useful
for the instruction of Christians and all its efforts for the welfare of souls. It is the duty of
pastors to instruct and guide the faithful so that they, with the help of these same media,
may further the salvation and perfection of themselves and of the entire human family
(Inter Mirifica, 3).
The council fathers saw the Church as being in the very midst of human progress,
sharing the experiences of the rest of humanity, seeking to understand them and to
interpret them in the light of faith. It was for Gods faithful people to make creative use of
the new discoveries and technologies for the benefit of humanity and the fulfillment of
Gods plan for the world...employing the full potential of the computer age to serve the
human and transcendent vocation of every person, and thus to give glory to the Father
from whom all good things come (Dawn Of A New Era, 3).
Easy access to Sacred Scripture should be provided for all the Christian faithful. That is
why the Church from the very beginning accepted as her own that very ancient Greek
translation of the Old Testament which is called the Septuagint, and she has always given
a place of honor to other Eastern translations and Latin ones especially the Latin
translation known as the vulgate. But since the Word of God should be accessible at all
times, the Church, by her authority and with maternal concern, sees to it that suitable and
correct translations are made into different languages, especially from the original texts of
the sacred books. And should the opportunity arise and the Church authorities approve, if
these translations are produced in cooperation with the separated brethren as well, all
Christians will be able to use them (Dei Verbum, 22).