PCUSA may change Heidelberg Catechism

[Seb]

They could change the HC all they want, it still will not change reality. It is not like they listen to any other of the confessions anyway.

I agree with that. But I am curious as to where their version of the H.C. came from to start with.

 

[Backwoods Presbyterian]

They could change the HC all they want, it still will not change reality. It is not like they listen to any other of the confessions anyway.

I agree with that. But I am curious as to where their version of the H.C. came from to start with.

Good question. I know the old Northern church had adopted it in the 60's. The old southern (PCUS) had just WCF until 1983.

 

[VirginiaHuguenot]

They could change the HC all they want, it still will not change reality. It is not like they listen to any other of the confessions anyway.

I agree with that. But I am curious as to where their version of the H.C. came from to start with.

I provided a little background on this in post 27. You can read a little more about the 1962 Miller-Osterhaven translation of the HC here:

218th General Assembly* 2008

 

[Seb]

So it looks like the PC-USA may have been using a poor translation of the H.C. from the get-go. But of course they are wanting to revise it now for the wrong reasons - i.e. their Biblical apostasy and the embracing of the homosexual agenda.

Thanks Andrew. As usual you are a wealth of information.