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What is the Catholic teaching on Biblical lifespans 900 years old? Do we have to believe they’re literal?
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Here’s what I think. We should remain open about them literally being true but also be able to see them more metaphorically. I lean to the metaphorical. I know of no Church teaching that demands we hold to literal hundreds of years.
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I don’t have anything to add. I’m open to both. What unfolded during creation and how literal it was is anyone’s guess. I pretty much agree with how Chevy answered. Was there a literal Adam and Eve? Yes. As far as lifespan during that period is a mystery.
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Well that up to you to decide. It’s not like it something we are obligated to believe.
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