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Randy
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 Posted - 10/05/2005 : 17:44:07
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The Times October 05, 2005
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.
...read on:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-1811332,00.html
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Now, as soon as they'll drop the other shoe and say pretty much all of the
bible is fantasy, -then- I'll say, "Great Googly-Moogly!"
Randy
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 10/06/2005 : 05:24:08 [Permalink]
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No doubt they left the incorrect parts open to interpretation....
Wait I found the true part! Published by... |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 10/06/2005 : 07:13:47 [Permalink]
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This could be the giant leap for mankind that we have been wishing for.
It's nice to see that Catholics are distancing themselves from the radicals, and moving toward a more firgurative interpretation. Considering the number of Catholics in the States, this will be a good thing. |
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 10/06/2005 : 16:55:36 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Ricky
1 denomination down, 14,954,825 to go.
Yes, but it's the largest one, isn't it? |
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Ricky
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Dave W.
Info Junkie
USA
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Posted - 10/06/2005 : 21:01:26 [Permalink]
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| Adherents.org is the place to go for all your religious-statistics needs. Catholicism is the largest single sect, but all the Protestant sects added together leave Catholics in the dust. |
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
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Posted - 10/06/2005 : 22:02:44 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave W.
Adherents.org is the place to go for all your religious-statistics needs. Catholicism is the largest single sect, but all the Protestant sects added together leave Catholics in the dust.
That's in the U.S. I'm pretty sure Catholics are by far the larger group world-wide. But it's sort of irrelevant since this statement was only issued by bishops of England, Wales and Scotland. It's isn't a papal decree.
Still, for Catholics a statement like this one isn't actually news. The Catholic Church has never maintained a position of a literal bible. That's all they mean when they state: "We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or complete historical precision." Rabbits chew their cud? Catholics have no problems admitting the bible got that wrong. The Church maintains that the bible is spiritually true and inerrant.
Blame the headline "Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible" on a few overzealous editors looking to spice up an otherwise unremarkable story.
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