(crossposted from simplyexplained.com)
Catholics are generally permitted to make use of any Bible, even Protestant ones. The key is that they are still bound to respect the authority of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church in matters of faith and morals. Towards this end, you will find Imprimatur and Nihil Obstat in essentially all Catholic bibles (as well as some other Catholic publications). These help Catholics judge whether a given publication is in line with Church teaching or not.
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