Re: Moderate Muslims and Catholics-Nice But Dumb?
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But, this thread seems to have diverged along a different path a long time ago and im more concerned with how many people seem to have errant views on catholicism. One that stuck out (there were others) is when someone said that catholics believe that the bible isnt god's word exactly, but that it was written by humans with errors and misconceptions. Anyone who knows what they are talking abotu what it comes to catholicism knows that this is not true at all. Catholics believe that the bible is the "inspired word of god" and that it does not include human errors or misconceptions at all. Seriously, there are a lot of things that you guys are missing out on with catholicism...
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You seem to be a little off here as Paddy pointed out. Yes, it is "inspired" by God, but it is not "literally" from God. The word inspired is very importnat as it's acknoledging everything probably didn't happen the way the Bible says (such as the Earth being created in seven days).
Going back this is one of the sticking points Martin Luther had. He believed anyone should be able to read the Bible and interpret it (since it's literal). The Church said no, you need a learned person to interpret it (namely them).
Whether that's good or bad is simply a matter of perspective.
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