Is the Bible literally true? Is the Pope Catholic?
Well, maybe not...
The Times Online is reporting that officially published Catholic documents state pretty plainly that "[t]he Bible is true in passages relating to human salvation, they say, but continue: 'We should not expect total accuracy from the Bible in other, secular matters.'" [article] Anybody who's ever read the bit where Joshua commands the Sun to stand still (Joshua 10:12) has to figure that the Bible's science is, to say the least, a bit weak - divinely inspired though they may have been, the author of this passage reflects a pre-Copernican understanding of the Solar System.
So, duh.
The Times Online is reporting that officially published Catholic documents state pretty plainly that "[t]he Bible is true in passages relating to human salvation, they say, but continue: 'We should not expect total accuracy from the Bible in other, secular matters.'" [article] Anybody who's ever read the bit where Joshua commands the Sun to stand still (Joshua 10:12) has to figure that the Bible's science is, to say the least, a bit weak - divinely inspired though they may have been, the author of this passage reflects a pre-Copernican understanding of the Solar System.
So, duh.
posted by tay0 at 08:14
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