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To: Rashputin; dartuser; verga
Actually the thirty volume commentary of Cornelius a'Lapide comments on each and every verse in the Bible and has the Impimatur of the Church.

I'd be careful if I were you. Having an "Imprimatur" is not much of a guarantee that something is "authoritative" or even "official".

    Imprimatur: The Permission of a bishop to print books regarding the Faith [Source: A Brief Catholic Dictionary (Boston: St Paul Catechetical Center, 1985), 15].

    The Nihil obstat and Imprimatur are a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be free from doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have granted the Nihil obstat and Imprimatur agree with the contents, opinions, or statements expressed. This applies only after precensorship; it is not specifically applied to the permission of a major religious superior. [Source: Robert C. Broderick, ed., The Catholic Encyclopedia Revised and Updated (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1987), p. 288.]


50 posted on 09/25/2013 9:43:25 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: boatbums; dartuser; verga
"I'd be careful if I were you.

LOL, I might take that comment at face value were it coming from someone who I knew was careful .

I notice you forgot to mention the alternative which is faith in the heresy of Self and Self Alone that assures those who embrace said heresy Jesus Christ personally approves of interpretations of His Word by Billy Sunday, Billy Graham, Sister Aimee, David Koresh, Manny, Moe, & Jack, and of course ones own personal interpretation as well.

The strong delusion of Self Alone that leads inevitably to embracing the social norms of the day or to the worship of ones own Most High and Holy Self is literally the oldest lie in the book.

In spite of the rare exceptions and well known limits, relying on the Imprimatur of The Church Jesus Christ Himself established it is clearly a guideline grounded in what Scripture teaches with regard to the Church being the pillar and bulwark of the Faith. Obeying His Word is by definition being careful whether those who are under a strong delusion can grasp that Truth or not.

51 posted on 09/26/2013 1:06:41 AM PDT by Rashputin (Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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