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October 18, 2005
Oh my oh my!
Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible - World - Times Online
In the document, the bishops acknowledge their debt to biblical scholars. They say the Bible must be approached in the knowledge that it is “God’s word expressed in human language” and that proper acknowledgement should be given both to the word of God and its human dimensions.
They say the Church must offer the gospel in ways “appropriate to changing times, intelligible and attractive to our contemporaries”.
The Bible is true in passages relating to human salvation, they say, but continue: “We should not expect total accuracy from the Bible in other, secular matters.”
Something to keep in mind, this document was drawn up by bishops, not the Pope, and not “ex cathedra”, that is, it was done by men the church considers fallible. The whole document is what Cold Warriors would call “plausibly deniably”...
However, I will mention that this jibes well with what I learned growing up; that when I went to Catholic high school, I was taught the bible along these lines. Hell! I was basically told to ignore the book of revelations...
I do so very much hope that other branches of The Church come to this same point of view. Imagine the fun of the Southern Baptist Convention making a similar announcement...
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Posted by Andrew at October 18, 2005 08:45 AM
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