Catholic bishops remove ‘booty’ from the Bible
Catholic bishops have kicked the "booty" out of the Bible. The U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops has brought about a new translation of
the Bible, one it says is more accurate, more accessible and more
poetic.
Booty, a word that sets off snickers in Sunday school, has been replaced by spoils of war in the newest edition of the New American Bible, the English-language Catholic Bible.
"We
needed a new translation because English is a living language," says
retired auxiliary bishop of Milwaukee Richard Sklba, part of the NAB
review and editing team. The new version, updated from the 1970 edition,
was published March 9.
