My 22 year old daughter has expressed interest in reading The Bible. I was raised Catholic (school and all) I absolutely believe God Wins but I haven't practiced Catholicism in a long time, with the exeption of a daily phrase on The Bible app first thing every morning. My question is, is there a recommendation on what Bible she should read that she won't just get overwhelmed and not finish it. My first one was The Children's Bible as a kid. I'm not sure one of my traditional Bibles would keep her interested.
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I am a practicing Roman Catholic. We here do NOT worship the pope. More likely they do in Europe. I can’t stand him. But do pray for him on occasion I do worship the three persons in the Holy Trinity.
As for the studying the Bible I am taking a Bible course at my church with other women and I am also taking one with other women in my community of all denominations. I may be unusual but I have read my Catholic Bible (longer than Protestant ones). almost from cover to cover.
Well I am glad to hear that. I am almost positive the Pope is in league with the devil. Maybe it was Europe. I think It is those who are always in the crowd at the Vatican.
Ever hear the phrase "living vicariously"?
The phrase "living vicariously" comes from a mix of English and Latin roots. "Living" is straightforward—Old English libban, meaning "to be alive." The juicy part is "vicariously," which comes from the Latin vicarius, meaning "substitute" or "deputy." That’s from vicis, meaning "change," "turn," or "place"—think someone stepping into another’s role.
Fast forward to English, "vicarious" showed up around the 1630s, meaning "done or felt on behalf of someone else." Pair it with "living," and by the 20th century, it’s this idea of experiencing life through another person’s exploits.
Vicarius Christi does indeed mean "in place of Christ" or "representative of Christ." The term positions the Pope as the earthly stand-in for Jesus, handling the spiritual gig on His behalf. It’s that same Latin vicarius—substitute or deputy—doing the heavy lifting, just swapped from everyday "living vicariously" to a loftier theological context.
"In place of Christ" = Antichrist?
All the popes are in hell for never believing in Jesus as Lord and Messiah.
All they had to do was simply believe in Him as Lord and Savior. Everything else would have fallen into place if they had done that. But they chose not to. They chose self-righteous religion. They are tormented in their flames 🔥 AVOID THE RCC false religion and anyone here slithering through its wasteland ready to strike.
Surprised at all the downvotes. Very few people are perfect followers of their own doctrines, but love to throw stones at the faults they find in the doctrines of others. I do suggest you look at non-Catholic bibles for comparison, but I've found much good, and many good people in the Roman Catholic church, despite my disagreements with the hierarchy, history and the doctrine. I've never met any who worship the pope. My bible and yours both say (I'm paraphrasing, obviously) that those who hunger and thirst for God's righteousness will be rewarded. God bless.