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- The answer for Catholics is a resounding “Yes!” The Bible is the word of God in the words of human beings. God is the primary author of the Bible, so we know that whatever Scripture asserts to be true is in fact true. When we understand it correctly, the Bible will never lead us astray.
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The answer for Catholics is a resounding “Yes!”. The Bible is the word of God in the words of human beings. God is the primary author of the Bible, so we know that whatever Scripture asserts to be true is in fact true. When we understand it correctly, the Bible will never lead us astray.
Oct 12, 2023 · The Catholic Bible is based on the Latin Vulgate, which Jerome compiled in the late 300s. Jerome was among the few people who could read both Greek and Hebrew. He translated several books from the original language.
People ask if everything Catholics believe is found in the Bible. The answer? Both “yes” and “no.”. The Church “does not derive her certainty about all revealed truths from the Holy Scriptures alone” (Catechism of the Catholic Church [CCC] no. 82 Dei Verbum 9).
Catholics generally don’t know their Bible as well as Protestants, especially evangelicals, whose worship and private devotion are centered on Scripture. Catholics rely on the Bible, of course, but they also turn to rituals to enact the full meaning of Scripture.
Catholics do not believe that the fullness of revelation is either Scripture alone or Scripture plus Tradition. Instead, the Second Vatican Council (in the document Dei Verbum, “The Word of God”) insists that Jesus himself “is both the mediator and the fullness of all revelation” (Dei Verbum 2).
Sep 1, 1997 · Catholics are often accused of arguing in a “vicious circle,” proving the Bible by the Church, and the Church by the Bible. We must be careful to avoid this by explaining that we put the Church before the Bible because the Church existed first and wrote and compiled the Bible.
Jun 5, 2024 · Through apostolic succession, Catholics believe that the Pope inherits spiritual authority directly from Jesus Christ, granting him the ability to interpret scripture and guide the faithful. Protestant and Evangelical traditions typically don’t recognize one leader with universal authority.
