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F: In one of our earlier discussions, you explained why we cannot restrict our reading solely to the Bible, that it is not a good idea and that we should also read other texts. You said that the Bible was given to us by the Church. A reader commented that this is putting the Church over the Bible, which the reader considered to be blasphemy. How would you respond to this?
JP: On the contrary, this person is guilty of bibliolatry—the worship of the book. The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ. The book is merely something that the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ has given to the world.
Reading the Bible with the Eyes of Christ
Who decides what the gospel truth is? The Mystical Body of Jesus Christ, which is the Catholic Church. So, the Church comes before the Bible, and the Church gave us the Bible.