What is the Catholic position on the Bible? - Moved From General Theology

[Ann M]

And what exactly is this supposed to mean? That the Scriptures are no longer relevant because we are living 2,000 years after the fact? I'm confused. :o

Yes & No.

Yes, There are parts of the Scriptures that are not relevant to today. In fact, any OT scripture reference to making offerings at the Temple would come under this. But by including them we have an understanding of what differences their are between BC and AD.

And No, Scripture is not Irrelevant, but it needs to be understood in the context of the time and in today's context at the same time.

Scripture tells us how, whilst telling us why.

But when the Bible was written, it was written for the Jew converting to Christianity, and not to Methodism, Catholicism, Lautheranism, Baptistism etc etc

Just as a tome on the Civil War would be dealing with the situation between North and South, and not on the racial inequities of the USA.

 

[MikeMcK]

Now Mike, firstly let me apologise for my earlier sniping

I'm used to it.

but your anti-Catholic...

No, anti-Roman Catholicism. There's a world of difference.

You appear to want to exclude Catholics from Christianity, and for that I feel sorry.

You mean like ex ecclesia nulla salas? "Invincible ignorance". Ring a bell?

 

[Ann M]

I'm used to it.



No, anti-Roman Catholicism. There's a world of difference.



You mean like ex ecclesia nulla salas? "Invincible ignorance". Ring a bell?

I don't differentiate between Catholic and Roman Catholic

And no, Invincable ignorance doesn't ring a bell. But from what I understand from a quick read over at tells me I need to check into this

 

[IgnatiusOfAntioch]

I don't think that was his point. I think the point was more along these lines: Saying that Catholics disregard the Bible is like telling Montaigne that he sucks at writing essays.

Thank you my sister. That was precisely my point.

May the Lord richly bless you and watch over you.

Your brother in Christ.