"The Catholic Church has never believed in a literal translation of the Bible."
Yes, otherwise they would not disregard Jesus' command to "call NO man your father."
Perhaps the Catholic Church should go back to persecuting scientists who believe the world is round and that the earth is the center of the universe and that heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects.
The Catholic Church has never been,nor ever will be a reliable source of scientific understanding. At least they stopped doing the whole blood-letting thing.
Yes, otherwise they would not disregard Jesus' command to "call NO man your father."
Two points: That verse refers to calling someone "abba" or more precisely, your heavenly Father. In his letters, Paul refers to himself as the father of church x or y...so *clearly* this wasn't meant to be a literal "call no man your father" verse. Additionally, what else are you supposed to call the guy whose sperm you were created from? "Sperm provider of lifey goodness?"
Secondly: There is not a single Christian on this planet who interprets the Bible literally 100% of the time. One of my ex-girlfriends was a fundamentalist and told me she literally believed in the Bible. My response, "so why don't you go to confess your sins? Why don't you believe that Peter was the head of the church? Why don't you believe that Christ is actually present in communion?" Her response: "Jerk." You see, no one really believes in a 100% literal interpretation of Scripture. If we did, we'd believe that Christ was actually a lamb and start worshipping livestock.
And as far as I know, no one does.
Where did He say that?
"Yes, otherwise they would not disregard Jesus' command to "call NO man your father."
I say this with love but why then did people call Abraham father? As Catholics, we are taught that what Jesus meant by this was in a spiritual sense.
Yers, I guess all of us should call our fathers pops or by their first name, eh>? /sarcasm
Sensei Ern:Yes, otherwise they would not disregard Jesus' command to "call NO man your father."
LOL! You've certainly made the case against a literal interpretation.