The hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church has published a teaching document instructing the faithful that some parts of the Bible are not actually true.
"We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or complete historical precision," they say in The Gift of Scripture.
They say the Church must offer the gospel in ways "appropriate to changing times, intelligible and attractive to our contemporaries".
They go on to condemn fundamentalism for its "intransigent intolerance" and to warn of “significant dangers” involved in a fundamentalist approach.
"Such an approach is dangerous, for example, when people of one nation or group see in the Bible a mandate for their own superiority, and even consider themselves permitted by the Bible to use violence against others."
The hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church has published a teaching document instructing the faithful that some parts of the Bible are not actually true.
"We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or compl ...[text shortened]... periority, and even consider themselves permitted by the Bible to use violence against others."
There's nothing new here; I was taught the same thing in Catholic grade and high school a long time ago. The title of the thread is misleading, however; the RCC says that the Bible has it was meant is true, but that it was never intended that every word and story in it literally occurred. Think Jesus' parables.
The hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church has published a teaching document instructing the faithful that some parts of the Bible are not actually true.
"We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or compl ...[text shortened]... periority, and even consider themselves permitted by the Bible to use violence against others."
Clearly the Catholic Church is still correct on a great many things.
Originally posted by no1marauder There's nothing new here; I was taught the same thing in Catholic grade and high school a long time ago. The title of the thread is misleading, however; the RCC says that the Bible has it was meant is true, but that it was never intended that every word and story in it literally occurred. Think Jesus' parables.
Ah I see. So I wonder why they went through the trouble just to publish the same old message? That seems odd.
Anyway, Jesus Parables. Yeah. Those I do remember from my Baptist days...
Originally posted by wib Ah I see. So I wonder why they went through the trouble just to publish the same old message? That seems odd.
Anyway, Jesus Parables. Yeah. Those I do remember from my Baptist days...
You gotta do something when you're not getting laid; some people play chess, some people write long documents repeating the same thing they've been saying for years. And, sadly, some of us do both.😞
Originally posted by no1marauder You gotta do something when you're not getting laid; some people play chess, some people write long documents repeating the same thing they've been saying for years. And, sadly, some of us do both.😞
Welcome to the club. We meet at 7:30 on Wednesdays. I'll make sure you get one of our "cool" jackets.
Catholic Church says Bible not entirely true.
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