Catholics Is the story of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery scripture?

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The RCC includes the event in the recognized canon of Scripture, specifically the gospel stories. I don’t really understand what kind of official word you are looking for.
Please enlighten.
 
The NABRE Bible, which you can read online at the USCCB website, has this long footnote about it:
  • [7:53–8:11] The story of the woman caught in adultery is a later insertion here, missing from all early Greek manuscripts. A Western text-type insertion, attested mainly in Old Latin translations, it is found in different places in different manuscripts: here, or after Jn 7:36 or at the end of this gospel, or after Lk 21:38, or at the end of that gospel. There are many non-Johannine features in the language, and there are also many doubtful readings within the passage. The style and motifs are similar to those of Luke, and it fits better with the general situation at the end of Lk 21: but it was probably inserted here because of the allusion to Jer 17:13 (cf. note on Jn 8:6) and the statement, “I do not judge anyone,” in Jn 8:15. The Catholic Church accepts this passage as canonical scripture.
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Its 100% scriptural. Jesus can forgive adultery, but warns, “Go and sin no more!”
 
Look at the moral lesson He taught in that story. Compare it with how He shut down the scribes, Pharisees and Sadducees in other accounts, i.e. “render unto Caesar…” “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things…” etc. 100% consistent.
 
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