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The Church "forcefully
and specifically exhorts all the Christian faithful ... to learn the
'surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ,' by frequent reading of the divine
Scriptures. 'Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.'
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Catechism of the Catholic Church §133
Thy Word is a lamp to my feet and a
light to my path.
Psalm 119:105
Read God's Book continually; never let the sacred volume be out of your hand. Learn, so that you may teach. --St. Jerome
The Catholic Church On Reading The Scriptures
If you
think the Church has nothing to say about Scripture, you couldn’t be
more wrong. The Church has spoken often and forcefully for 2000 years
about the centrality of Scripture in the life of the Church and for the
individual Christian. The Church even attaches an indulgence to those who
read Scripture meditatively and with devotion for 15 minutes a day! The
following is just a snippet of the volume of writing, both official and
popular, that have been written through the centuries. We'll be adding more
volume and variety as time permits:
A quick synopsis from various sources
Vatican II document on Scripture, 1965
Divino
Afflante Spiritu (Inspired By The Holy Spirit)
Encyclical by Pope Pius XII, 1943
Providentissimus Deus (On The
Encyclical by Pope Leo XII, 1893
Catholics Need to Read Their Bibles
(This
Rock magazine)
Says who? The Catholic Church, that’s who.
The Truth of Scripture
(This Rock magazine)
What
the Church teaches about biblical inerrancy.
The "Bible Only" Theory:
Part 1 (This Rock magazine)
The "Bible Only" Theory:
Part 2
Why Catholics don’t ascribe to Sola Scriptura
What the Early Church Fathers taught—and the Church
still teaches
The Limits of Scripture Interpretation
(This Rock magazine)
How does the Catholic Church interpret particular
Scripture verses?
A Deeper Interest in Scripture
(This Rock magazine)
The Church calls Catholics to take it—a deeper
interest, that is.
How Augustine Reined In Science
(This Rock magazine)
Does the Church put Scripture at odds with science?
Between Skeptics and Fundamentalists
(This Rock magazine)
Turns out they’re both wrong about the Scriptures.
Guess who’s right?
Combating Biblical Skepticism, Part 1
(This Rock magazine)
Combating Biblical Skepticism, Part
2