(February 28, 2016 at 12:14 pm)Rhythm Wrote: "Revelation" gives way to "catholic teaching", ofc. You're not actually free to view the OT as figurative, btw....I don't know who told you that..the catechism is clear on the issue. Literal garden of eden, literal special creation, literal adam, literal eve, literal sin. These things are non-negotiable, as far as the church is concerned.
It's what we learned in school. I went to Catholic school from kindergarten to 8th grade.
"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