Catholic Church Denies Accuracy of the Bible
A new teaching document approved by the Roman Catholic Church, The Gift of Scripture, says, "We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or complete historical precision."
The church has traveled a long way from the times when the Copernican view of the universe was judged heresy. Some of the items in this work plow the same old ground of the past. For instance the book of Revelation is dismissed it seems because of its references to a beast and false prophet. Nothing new here.
Anti-Semitism seems to be blamed on the scripture in Matthew 27:25, "His blood be on us and on our children", a passage used to justify centuries of anti-Semitism. This scripture is called "dramatic exaggeration".
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Darris McNeely
Darris McNeely works at the United Church of God home office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, have served in the ministry for more than 43 years. They have two sons, who are both married, and four grandchildren. Darris is the Associate Media Producer for the Church. He also is a resident faculty member at the Ambassador Bible Center teaching Acts, Fundamentals of Belief and World News and Prophecy. He enjoys hunting, travel and reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
