Rupert Murdoch, the man who owns the NIV, has received the honorary title “Knight Commander of St Gregory” from the Pope. This title is awarded to people who have “promoted the interests of the Roman Catholic church and have contributed heavily to its institutions.” The Roman Catholic system hates the King James Version of the Bible as they can’t prove their doctrines with it. But not so with the NIV and other modern versions. Would Rupert receive a knighthood if he had been publishing the KJV? Hardly.