October 6, 2005
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'total accuracy' ?
Fascinating article in yesterday's The Times (London). (Thanks, Joel, for informing me about this through your xanga!) -
Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible
It is technically not an official declaration from the Vatican, but rather a teaching document put out by high-ranking bishops. Some people are already calling for the Vatican to clarify. Here are some excerpts:
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.
The Catholic bishops of England, Wales and Scotland are warning their five million worshippers, as well as any others drawn to the study of scripture, that they should not expect “total accuracy” from the Bible.
“We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or complete historical precision,” they say in The Gift of Scripture.
My response -
How sad this is. Exactly as predicted in the Bible (John 5:47, Matt. 24:12, Jer. 6:19, Mark 8:38, 2 Tim. 4:3, Prov. 30:5-6, Jer. 23:28-29, Gen. 3:1), but how sad nonetheless.
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