Why Catholics doesn’t use the name Jehovah

Catholics, like many other Christians, believe in the concept of the Holy Trinity, which holds that God is comprised of three distinct persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each person of the Holy Trinity is considered to be fully God, and as such, they are all worthy of worship and honor.

One of the names commonly used to refer to God the Father in the Bible is “Yahweh,” which is often translated as “Lord” in English. Some Bible translations, such as the King James Version, use the name “Jehovah” as a substitution for Yahweh. However, this name is not used by Catholics in their worship or religious practices.

The reason for this is that the word “Jehovah” is not actually found in the Bible. It is a medieval Latinization of the Hebrew name for God, which is written as YHWH in Hebrew script which appeared 6800 times in the Hebrew script. This name is considered to be so holy that it is never pronounced aloud by devout Jews. Instead, they use the Hebrew word “Adonai” (which means “Lord”) whenever they come across YHWH in the text of the Bible.

When the Bible was translated into Latin, the scholars who did the translation chose to use the word “Dominus” (which also means “Lord”) to translate YHWH. However, as the Latin language did not have a “J” sound, they used the letters “I” and “E” to represent the Hebrew YHWH, resulting in the word “Iehouah.” Over time, this word was further corrupted to become “Jehovah.”

Despite the fact that the word “Jehovah” is not actually found in the Bible, it was used by some Christians in the Middle Ages as a substitute for the divine name. However, this practice was not widely accepted, and most Christians continued to use the traditional names for God, such as “Lord” or “God.”

The Catholic Church, in particular, has always been wary of using the name “Jehovah” to refer to God. This is because the Church believes that God’s name is too sacred to be spoken or written by human beings, and therefore it should be left to God alone to reveal His name to us.

Furthermore, the Catholic Church also believes that using the name “Jehovah” to refer to God could lead to misunderstandings and confusion. Since the word “Jehovah” is not actually found in the Bible, and since it has a somewhat uncertain origin, using it to refer to God could cause people to question the authenticity and authority of the Bible.

In conclusion, Catholics do not use the name “Jehovah” to refer to God because they believe that God’s name is too sacred to be spoken by human beings, and because they believe that using the name “Jehovah” could lead to misunderstandings and confusion. Instead, they use traditional names for God, such as “Lord” or “God,” which are based on the original Hebrew and Greek texts of the Bible.

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