Such carelessness does not inspire confidence in the Norms. The grammatical gender of God, pagan deities, and angels and demons according to the original texts must not be changed insofar as this is possible in the receptor language. In fidelity to the inspired Word of God, the traditional biblical usage for naming the persons of the Trinity as Father, Son and Holy Spirit is to be retained. Similarly, in keeping with the church's traditions, the feminine and neuter pronouns are not to be used to refer to the person of the Holy Spirit. With regard to using masculine pronouns for the persons of the Trinity, there has never been any problem with the Father and Son, for both are by their nature personal.
Some New Testament occurrences of to pneuma are also impersonal, such as Rom.
It is well known that the Church came to full clarity on the personhood of the spirit only in the fourth century, with the maturing of Christian reflection and experience. Despite the late recognition of the full personhood of the Spirit, the norm requires the pronoun of Spirit always be masculine. The requirement cries out for explanation. The norm needs to explain how such a requirement is compatible with church documents giving priority to the Greek biblical text. Further, it is not clear how the Norm deals with the ecumenical implications of mandated translations.