tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post3688372222471587732..comments2023-07-05T08:17:21.505-04:00Comments on Getting to the Point: How Catholics Read the BibleFr. Denis Lemieuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01049723287624178155noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-88340010302585623902013-03-28T20:46:41.520-04:002013-03-28T20:46:41.520-04:00Bless you
And you too Father Flynn.Bless you<br />And you too Father Flynn.Catherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-35907983714490735372013-03-25T16:22:18.248-04:002013-03-25T16:22:18.248-04:00Well, I think Fr. Flynn's point is that the Bi...Well, I think Fr. Flynn's point is that the Bible came from somewhere, and at least part of that 'where' is the creative mind and discerning heart of the Church. God, ultimately, of course, but mediated through the Church both in its composition and selection, and then in its interpretation.<br />It is because Bible as a written text needs to be interpreted (this is the nature of all written communication, indeed all communication) that something extra-biblical, in this case the deposit of faith of the Church, is necessary. We read the Bible as Catholics, in other words.<br />This actually does make it larger and broader and more complex. We don't have to nail every verse down to a specific univocal meaning, since we are reading it from the solid ground of Church doctrine and faith - the Scriputres are preserved in their mystery and vastness and can minister to us in that vastness, because we are not feverishly clutching on to them as the one solid place of truth in an otherwise depraved world. That's how it seems to me, anyhow.Fr. Denis Lemieuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049723287624178155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-42412210517849571232013-03-24T08:09:18.535-04:002013-03-24T08:09:18.535-04:00Father Denis,
So, I am not sure I really understa...Father Denis,<br /><br />So, I am not sure I really understand. So, is he saying the Bible is not objective truth? Or that the Bible is as true as church doctrine? <br /><br />I am not clear about how this can help with questions about interpretation. In all those 2000 years, there are a lot of biblical interpretations, for me it seems to make the whole question of scriptural interpretation so much bigger, broader. Was that his intent? I do not know the context...<br /><br />Thanks for putting up with me...<br />Bless youCatherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668594987436792920.post-33138369961027793792013-03-22T11:49:19.960-04:002013-03-22T11:49:19.960-04:00I think that this is important for understanding w...I think that this is important for understanding why we don't just believe (like Protestants, or, indeed, Muslims) the Scriptures JUST because they are the Scriptures. Someone had to put them there, and it was the Church. It's a no-brainer really. Nice one, Benedict. Lucid as ever.Fr John Flynhttp://www.ratzingerreported.orgnoreply@blogger.com