The footnotes in a Catholic Bible should aid Catholics in understanding how as Catholics we understand it. That's what other Catholic Bibles' footnotes do.
Again, using the example I provided above, the footnote is telling Catholics the Church has interpreted that passage differently than its intended meaning--despite the fact that the same Spirit who inspired the Scriptures confirms the Church in her understanding of them. A Catholic Bible should pit the Spirit against Himself.
I also understand we don't have to accept what the footnotes say, but that is besides the point. People do read them when trying to understand a passage. The footnotes therefore should confirm the Catholic not undermine, otherwise they shouldn't be added in the first place.
Again, using the example I provided above, the footnote is telling Catholics the Church has interpreted that passage differently than its intended meaning--despite the fact that the same Spirit who inspired the Scriptures confirms the Church in her understanding of them. A Catholic Bible should pit the Spirit against Himself.
I also understand we don't have to accept what the footnotes say, but that is besides the point. People do read them when trying to understand a passage. The footnotes therefore should confirm the Catholic not undermine, otherwise they shouldn't be added in the first place.
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