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Vatican Orders the Name Yahweh Removed from Liturgical Texts

Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 by Susan Brinkmann

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS Staff Writer “Yahweh, I know you are near . . .” is the opening verse in one of America’s most popular hymns, but the Vatican has directed that when referring to God in liturgical texts or hymns, the name Yahweh should not be used out of respect for Catholic tradition as well as Jewish sensitivities about pronouncing the name of God.

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