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Has the Catholic Church outlined specific Biblical passages which should not be taken literally?
That depends upon what century, and decades, and Bible version. Note that the following is from research I did some years ago, and I do not know if all links work or if the pages have not been revised....
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How can a reasonable faith be placed in the Being that inspired the Bible if it is "inspired" but not "inerrant"?
I think this can be addressed in a similar way to how theists respond to the Problem of Evil objection against the existence of God: how can a perfectly loving, omnipotent and omniscient God allow ...
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How can a reasonable faith be placed in the Being that inspired the Bible if it is "inspired" but not "inerrant"?
The answer for me depends on how one thinks of God's omnipotence. If God is absolutely all-powerful then inspiration = inerrancy. However, if God limits his power to allow for human freedom, then ...
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Has the Catholic Church outlined specific Biblical passages which should not be taken literally?
In answer to your question, the biblical passages you refer to should be taken literally. The Catholic faith studies the Bible as a whole book. If you were reading a book that had a part 1 and a part ...
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When is the phrase "Word of God" first used to refer to the Scriptures?
I see I am late to this, but I believe I found a possible answer.
Long story short;
I found in or around 1539 when King Henry VIII decided to allow an English translation, after many had tried and ...
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Do Catholics have a religious duty to report possible cases of heresy committed by a priest to their local bishop?
Do Catholics have a religious duty to report possible cases of heresy committed by a priest to their local bishop?
Canon Law states the following:
Can. 1364 — § 1. An apostate from the faith, a ...
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Scriptures that suggest there will be things found in the latter days to support the Bible?
Daniel 12:4,10 says,
"… shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
… none of the wicked shall understand; but ...
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