Vatican bans the use of the Divine Name in Catholic Churches

The following news articles is proof that the world is rapidly moving to a One World Religion with the Noahide Laws (as Jewish Talmudists interpret them) are enforced globally in order to unite peoples with one basic creed “generally” acceptable to most. Also see: BEWARE OF THE NOAHIDE LAWS and Ban on the Pronunciation of The-Name for more information on this alarming development.

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Vatican bars use of `Yahweh’ in Catholic churches
– Francis X. Rocca
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Catholics at worship should neither sing nor pronounce the name of God as “Yahweh,” the Vatican has said, citing the authority of both Jewish and Christian practice.

The instruction came in a June 29 letter to Catholic bishops conferences around the world from the Vatican’s top liturgical body, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, by an explicit “directive” of Pope Benedict XVI.

“In recent years the practice has crept in of pronouncing the God of Israel’s proper name,” the letter noted, referring to the four-consonant Hebrew “Tetragrammaton,” YHWH.

That name is commonly pronounced as “Yahweh,” though other versions include “Jaweh” and “Yehovah.” But such pronunciation violates long-standing Jewish tradition, the Vatican reminded bishops.

“As an expression of the infinite greatness and majesty of God, (the name) was held to be unpronounceable and hence was replaced during the reading of sacred Scripture by means of the use of an alternate name: `Adonai,’ which means `Lord,”‘ the Congregation said.

That practice continued with Christianity, the letter explained, recalling the “church’s tradition, from the beginning, that the sacred Tetragrammaton was never pronounced in the Christian context nor translated into any of the languages into which the Bible was translated.”

Invoking a Vatican document from 2001, the Congregation reminded bishops that the name “Yahweh” in Catholic worship should be replaced by the Latin “Dominus” (Lord) or a word “equivalent in meaning” in the local language.

The Vatican’s move will require changes in a number of hymns and prayers currently used in American churches, but not to the Mass itself, said the U.S. bishops’ top liturgical official.

Catholic News Service quoted an Aug. 8 letter from Bishop Arthur J. Serratelli of Paterson, N.J., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship, informing American prelates of the policy.

The Vatican’s instruction, Serratelli wrote, would serve as “an encouragement to show reverence for the name of God in daily life, emphasizing the power of language as an act of devotion and worship.”
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Can Ephraim love Yehudah (Jew-dah), but dislike their Rabbinic system?

YES! Yes, they can!

Except, much of Ephraim (10-Israel) doesn’t know the difference between WRITTEN Torah and Rabbinic Halakha, so Ephraim has frequently and historically found themselves literally throwing “the baby out with the bath water”. How many times have Ephraimite nations exiled Judah from their countries? Martin Luther is a prime example of an Ephraimite who first reached out to the Jewish people, but increasingly became enraged by the Talmud and rabbinic resistance to the Messiah (if you read and compare his earlier writings with his later, you’ll notice the progression of anger).

On the flipside, Ephraim has largely not known who they are for roughly 2700 to 2000 years, but are now awakening to their identity, but ironically, Judah (the Jews) won’t allow Ephraim to enter modern Israel because Ephraim will largely not accept Judah’s Rabbinic System nor reject their Messiah. Even so… the Prophets say Ephraim will return. And all the more, it looks like Judah needs Ephraim to return. And it is fascinating that much of Protestant 10-Israel expresses the desire to fight with Judah against her enemies. Yet the enemies of Ephraim and Judah are largely found within… compounding the problems on both sides.

Seems we’re at a bit of an impasse. And interestingly, יהוה is brought the most honor and esteem when Jacob is at an impasse, because יהוה is the One to bring the solution and/or deliverance.

Where is Eliyahu, the Prophet of יהוה when you need him?

Yahweh, Y’hovah, or Ineffable?

Important topics and controversies covered in the recently updated article: “What is the Proper Name of the Most High?”

See the article here: What is the Proper Name of the Most High?

Was Yeshua (Jesus) a Pharisee?

Nehemia Gordon writes: “A recent review of my book The Hebrew Yeshua vs. the Greek Jesus claims that Yeshua did in fact support the “god-given” authority of the Pharisees who sit in the Seat of Moses. One of the main claims in the review was that Yeshua upheld the Pharisee Oral Law. This is a common argument put forward by Oral Law-believing Messianics.”

Read the Full Article here: Was Yeshua a Pharisee?

Related:
Lecture video by Nehemiah Gordon

“Hebrew Yeshua vs Greek Jesus” by Nehemiah Gordon

This is a rather long video. But it gives profound insights into the “Oral Torah” of the House of Judah (Jew-dah) and makes an attempt to reconcile Matthew 15 with Matthew 23, where Yeshua seems to both condone and then reject the “traditions of the elders”… that is: commandments added to what יהוה instructed Moshe (Moses).

Nehemia Gordon’s book by the same title is also something I highly recommend. It can be purchased here. Even so, the video is more entertaining.

If the video freezes at any point, you can drag the slider forward and backward to cause Google to reinitialize the video. Seems to be a buffering problem for some people.

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Should the majority rule? Rambam, 1001 Rabbis versus 1000 Prophets

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