>> And I read in the article at the top of this thread where he warned Catholics not to interpret the Bible “literally” (ie, don’t believe Genesis 1-11 actually ever happened). <<
Again, when the truth doesn’t fit what you want to believe, you fill in the gaps. The pope didn’t say not to take the bible literally, let alone dismiss Genesis 1-11. I find your insistence on this from thread to thread to thread quite amusing, in fact, because both Benedict and John Paul write quite extensively on the Garden of Eden and the Fall of Adam. What he said was that you should not take individual passages literally without reading the bible as a whole.
This doesn’t mean that Genesis 1-11 is untrue. Quite the contrary, he explicitly states that the entire bible is true. He’s not guarding against someone believing that the Earth was created in seven days; how would reading the entire bible prevent you from holding that belief? He’s guarding against stoning adultresses, smiting the Assyrians, etc.
Exactly -- that is why some use sola scriptura to justify just one line taken out of context
You should know that , ZC -- after all Noahcides reject sola scritpura, correct? And that means that you will agree with the Popes point that "you should not take individual passages literally without reading the bible as a whole."
Also, do read the entire article before commenting as it has been expertly excerpted to keep the relevent facts out.