Thread: Catholic Church admits Bible is BS
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Old 19-10-2021, 21:07   #23
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Re: Catholic Church admits Bible is BS
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Originally Posted by Chris View Post
This is grade-A, some-bloke-down-the-pub-said, nonsense. Beginning with your somewhat odd use of the term “the Church,” as if there’s a single, Pullmanesque Magisterium lurking on every street corner ensuring correct thought. You have heard of the Reformation, I assume? It was a pretty big deal in a lot of places, including the island you live on.

I’ve engaged enthusiastically with religion threads on this board for many years and I can tell you, the arguments we debated in CF’s early days were of a far higher quality than this.
I wasn’t even attempting to have a theological discussion, Chris. I was simply pointing out that the Church (and you know I was referring to the Catholic Church) was making decisions on what and what not to believe.

I find that astounding. Many people of faith read the Bible and believe every word of it. So do some clergy, who paw over every word in various passages as if each word has great significance, despite being (badly) translated several times.

How can people claim the Bible or indeed the Koran are ‘peaceful’ in intent when they contain some pretty violent instructions for the faithful?

I’m sorry, I don’t believe a word of it and I think the decline in the number of believers, with people these days having greater knowledge and able to think for themselves, says it all.

Sorry - that’s not a theological thesis, and it was not supposed to be.

The central message is, however, if we don’t know what is true and what is not true (except what we determine ourselves what is and isn’t true) then what is the point of it? We might as well read stuff on social media. Not as articulate, of course, but the same mishmash of truths and untruths.
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