With all due respect to what any of us were taught in the past, the relevant question here is, I believe, what does the Catholic Church teach now?When I was very young my CC class, clear up through 12 grade always** Taught that Noahs Ark and the flood were World Wide**. I guess if the Catholic Church taught it, then I should and **do **believe it.
And since you want to know specifically…I’ve been to many other Churches who also Teach and Believe that Noahs Ark and the flood were “World Wide” and True.
What about unicorns?Only the basics kinds were needed.
Actually, I think the burden of proof is on you. Where does any current Magisterial teaching suggest only a literal interpretation of the Noah event is Catholic?Do you have any Magisterial document reference that says otherwise?
God bless,
Ed
What is the law He has given us? Maybe off topic (if so, apologies) but just curious.God’s rule is absolute. He has given a law which humans must obey, or else face his wrath, his destruction, his total annihilation.
I’m calling a Poe on this one.God’s rule is absolute. He has given a law which humans must obey, or else face his wrath, his destruction, his total annihilation. Your adherence to his law benefits not only you, but the entirety of life on this planet. Do not dare to step outside of the boundaries he has established. If God is a tyrant, then so be it. We as humans have no power to topple such a tyranny, and if God deems such action to be correct (at least before he repents of it), then we certainly lack the wisdom to question him. Do not ever question, only believe, obey, and all will go well for you. Adhere to the law, acquiesce to the sacrifices, submit to the priests, and you will avoid the power of the Lord of Hosts.
Such a philosophical picture of God is given to us by this allegory of Noah’s Ark, and I think it is bleak enough without worrying about whether or not the myth expresses an historical chain of events. In fact, I think it is utterly irrelevant, and those of you looking for naturalistic explanations which support the story (or else contradict it), are completely missing the point here.
To love.What is the law He has given us? Maybe off topic (if so, apologies) but just curious.
Yes of course.To love.
I have no data to show this to be evidence.Yes of course.
Reference (for those who might dispute you)?
Thanks.I have no data to show this to be evidence.
I guess I have no evidence of it.
I agree there are examples of it in the NT to support the claim I made.Thanks.
I think the New Testament is full of examples to support your claim.
Since you are in RICA, then this might be a good question to ask your teacher.Yes, but show me where the Magisterium (all the bishops in communion with the Pope) have said it was a world-wide flood and defined it as a dogma.
Your teacher should say simply the Church doesn’t.Since you are in RICA, then this might be a good question to ask your teacher.
Sorry, I should have put I link in my post.Which version of the Catholic Encyclopedia are you referring to? The online one, from the early 20th century, or the current 2003 edition? Thanks.
Thanks. That’s what I thought.
I did not see dogma being mentioned here.
Please friend, don’t be confusing. Is the link I posted the current Catholic Encyclopedia or no? If not, could you kindly provide a link?Thanks. That’s what I thought.
For those interested, please see what the current Catholic Encyclopedia says, which was published in 2003.
The link you posted is to the old Catholic Encyclopedia (ca. 1913). There is no online link to the current one (2003). I was not trying to be confusing, sorry. Much has changed in the last 100 years, and the current edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia reflects such.Please friend, don’t be confusing. Is the link I posted the current Catholic Encyclopedia or no? If not, could you kindly provide a link?
I’ve no need to ask my teacher because I know the answer. But either way, they (there are 3 of them) said that Noah’s Ark was mostly figurative, but one of them said that there was a flood in the Middle East (not the whole world) a long time ago which led to many ancient myths about it.Since you are in RICA, then this might be a good question to ask your teacher.
What about them?What about unicorns?