(February 29, 2016 at 12:27 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:(February 29, 2016 at 11:42 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Ok that's fair, and I agree.
Catholicism DOES cherry pick from the bible. I'm glad it does. The reason we do so is because we think the Church is above the bible. Church first, bible second. Poca did a good job of explaining for me that Catholicism isn't about following the bible as closely as possible. We believe the Church was founded by Jesus Himself and has ties to the divine. We believe that takes precedence.
But if the bible is sub-standard, and by necessity subject to cherry picking for it to relevant or useful in today's society, what possible reason would anyone have for accepting it is as the word of God? I mean, this is HIS book. It shouldn't need an editor.
We believe HIS Church comes before HIS book.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
