Well wasn't Ratzinger the head of the modern day inquisition before he was elected Pope? So of course he's a throwback.
larry On 10/9/05, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, not always. Talk to Gallileo. Or anyone touched by the > Inquisition. The church has gotten better, but I think they still have > a ways to go. > > What has changed is what parts are open for interpretation and > non-literal reflection. > > I have been a little concerned since the new Pope was put into place > as he seems like a throwback to the old ways of dogma and unreason > (where I felt John Paul was much more enlightened.) > > I wonder if such public statements by respected and powerful religious > figures will have any effect on the debate here in the US between > fundamentalism and more reasoned versions of Christianity. > > On 10/9/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Its been like that since the middle ages. Even St. Augustine railed > > against biblical literalism. The church has always said that parts are > > allegorical. > > > > larry > > > > On 10/9/05, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Saw this on the arch-l mailing list, and thought it worth passing along. > > > > > > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-1811332,00.html > > > > > > Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible > > > > > > THE hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church has published a teaching > > > document instructing the faithful that some parts of the Bible are not > > > actually true. > > > > > > The Catholic bishops of England, Wales and Scotland are warning their > > > five million worshippers, as well as any others drawn to the study of > > > scripture, that they should not expect "total accuracy" from the > > > Bible. > > > > > > "We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or > > > complete historical precision," they say in The Gift of Scripture. > > > .... > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176596 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
