RE: A moral and ethical question for theists
July 12, 2015 at 12:25 pm
(This post was last modified: July 12, 2015 at 12:29 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(July 12, 2015 at 11:25 am)Redbeard The Pink Wrote:Check out post #33. Inerrant and infallible are not the same thing.
You say the bible is not infallible, yet you agree with Randy saying it is inerrant.
(July 12, 2015 at 11:25 am)Redbeard The Pink Wrote:
Randy, you do seem to believe the inerrancy of scripture. Catholic lady seems pretty wishy-washy on it, and she's not the first Catholic I've met who does that.
Neither one of us has said anything contrary to Church teaching. The Church is silent on the interpretation of many bible passages, and so the best way to know about the teachings of the Church is to look to the Catechism, the Magisterium, etc.
The reason Randy takes a more literal approach to the bible than I do is because he is a former protestant, while I am a cradle Catholic. So this is pretty typical of both of us in regards to our background, though neither one of us is being heretical.
"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
