Forgery. It is now clear that characteristly Catholic teachings were founded on fabrications and forgeries. A few examples are the teachings supported by bogus documents, such as the Donation of Coinstantine and the Symachian Forgeries. It is accepted that various passages were inserted into the bible (such as an explicit reference to the Trinity, since removed again), and even tampering with the creeds (still a point of contention with the Orthodox Church).
Mistranslations Comparison of Catholic translations of the bible with non-Catholic bibles reveal a number of differences. Comparison with the Hebrew or Greek originals show that Catholic versions contain mistranslations apparently made to bolster a particular belief. So it is that "secret knowledge" becomes ordinary "knowledge", Sophia ceases to be a person and becomes "wisdom" with a small w, all Christs except one loose their titles and become merely "anointed ones", the apostles' wives become "helpers", and so on.
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