A Catholic Bible in India.....

jukesk9 · #1 24th March 2002, 11:02 PM

If I didn't know this guy and couldn't vouch for him, I'd say he was full of it and it was another attempt to spread an anti-catholic lie. But, here goes and this is what I was told.

I have a Southern Baptist friend, who at first was vehemently anti-catholic and tried to save me, but after lengthy discussions he has given up and has admitted that I know Jesus and some of the stuff he was told about Catholics is wrong.

ANYWAY, he went to India last month for 13 days on a missionary trip. He said he ran into a very small number of Catholics and when his group told them that Jesus was their savior, one of the alleged Catholics showed him an alleged Catholic Bible and this verse, Acts 4:12. My friend said that this verse read as follows:

"And there is salvation in no one else, for Mary is the name given among men by which we must be saved."

Now, like I said, this guy isn't going to lie to me. First off, he had to see my "Catholic Bible." I read out of the New American Bible which says this:

"There is no salvation through anyone else, nor is there any other name under heaven given to the human race by which we are to be saved." Verse 10 talks about Jesus and this is what this verse refers to.

First, I questioned if these folks were really Catholic. Second, someone is distributing an obvious faulty translation. So, my question to those who have read my rambling is twofold:

1) Is the Church doing a poor job overseas instructing the faith to where someone would accept this faulty translation?

2) Or have I been deceived and my friend is full of it?

Hey KC! Gave up "Rapture Ready" for Lent and have no intentions of going back!

patriarch · #2 24th March 2002, 11:06 PM

No. 2, But to verify, write to this priest connected with the Catholic Bible Society of India. His e-mail address is at the bottom.

Bio-data of

FR.FIORELLO MASCARENHAS, SJ

Fr. Fio, as he is popularly known, is an international speaker and charismatic priest from Bombay, India. He was instrumental in helping the ICCRS (International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services, Rome) become the driving force in international evangelisation and renewal that it is today. He worked as its resident Director from 1981-1984, and became Chairman of its international Council in 1984. Thus he had many opportunities to meet personally with and dialogue with Pope John Paul II and Vatican officials about the strengths and weaknesses of the worldwide Catholic Charismatic Renewal. He has visited over 80 countries to preach at Leaders Seminars, Clergy Retreats, and Charismatic Conferences.

Fr. Fio returned to India in 1988 and became Parish Priest of a large urban Jesuit parish in Bombay. In 1993, he was appointed Archdiocesan Director of the CCR in Bombay as well as Chairman of the National Service Committee and continues in these jobs till today. He became Rector of the Jesuit Community of St. Stanislaus High School and St. Peter’s Church in 1996. He is also Co-Director of the Catholic Bible Institute (a residential college for the laity) which he helped found in 1979 in Bombay.

He has authored several articles and books, the most recent being the best-selling THE HOLY SPIRIT (reprinted 9 times in 3 years) and GOD’S BEST IDEAS (Ignatian charismatic spirituality for the Third Millennium), both of which have been translated and published also in other Indian languages, and in Indonesian, Italian, and Polish.

Fr.Fio was born 2-2-44, baptised in the Spirit 11-2-72, ordained priest 5-4-75, and professed as a Jesuit 5-11-79. His address is St.Peter’s Church, Bandra, Bombay 400050, India. Phones:91-22-6423098 or 6459474, fax 6551718, e-mail: fio@vsnl.com .

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