RE: Who was Jesus?
August 16, 2021 at 9:11 pm
(This post was last modified: August 16, 2021 at 9:13 pm by Bucky Ball.)
(August 16, 2021 at 4:59 pm)Ahriman Wrote: It's as objective as it gets. It's not describing one person's subjective experience. It's a carefully constructed collection of ancient Catholic rites, viewpoints, and dogmas. It's really a great read, and there's a lot of natural repetition throughout the book, which helps solidify the canon.
There are no "rites" in the Catechism. A "rite" is a liturgical function, carried out according to a prescribed form. There have been many catechisms in the Roman Church, and they get changed with some frequency. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catechism There may be a few prayers in the old Baltimore Catechism, but the last time I looked at it, I don't think they are any longer there, in the new catechism. The "canon" is normally spoken of as being the formally accepted texts that a given organization (church) accepts as authentically their "Bible". Catholics don't normally call the collective elements of their faith as "the canon" .... sounds all churchy, but that's not what they say about their catechism. They normally call it "the deposit of faith".
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble. - Joseph Campbell
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