The Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. has banned spoken references to Yahweh in songs and prayers. Ostensibly it's out of respect for the sensibilities of observant Jews, who, now that the word "Yahweh" won't be uttered aloud, will presumably be cool with all the references to Jesus and the Trinity.
My guess is the crackdown is more likely a subtle way of targeting post-Vatican II worship songs and prayers, which are more likely to use the term.
Still, it's kind of funny--Catholic leaders have been rather vocal about God's removal from the public square, yet here they are, with a similar appeal to pluralism, taking God out of the Church!
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