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VATICAN INFORMATION SERVICE
YEAR XXIII - # 86
DATE 12-04-2013
Summary:
- POPE TO BIBLICAL COMMISSION: HEART OF OUR FAITH IS NOT JUST A BOOK BUT A
SALVATION HISTORY
- HOLY FATHER VISITS SECRETARIAT OF STATE
- AUDIENCES
___________________________________________________________
POPE TO BIBLICAL COMMISSION: HEART OF OUR FAITH IS NOT JUST A BOOK BUT A
SALVATION HISTORY
Vatican City, 12 April 2013 (VIS) - This morning, the Holy Father received the
members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission with their president, Archbishop
Gerhard Ludwig Muller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith, at the
conclusion of their annual plenary assembly, which had the theme of
"Inspiration and Truth in the Bible".
In his address to them, the Pope emphasized that this theme "affects not only
the individual believer but the whole Church, for the Church's life and
mission are founded on the Word of God, which is the soul of theology as well
as the inspiration
of all of Christian existence."
"Sacred Scripture," he reaffirmed," is the written testimony of the divine
Word, the canonical memory that attests to the event of Revelation. However,
the Word of God precedes the Bible and surpasses it. That is why the centre of
our
faith isn't just a book, but a salvation history and above all a person, Jesus
Christ, the Word of God made flesh. It is precisely because the Word of God
embraces and extends beyond Scripture that, in order to properly understand
it, the Holy Spirit's
constant presence, who guides us "to all truth", is necessary. It is necessary
to place ourselves within the great Tradition that has, with the Holy Spirit's
assistance and the Magisterium's guidance, recognized the canonical writings
as the
Word that God addresses to his people, who have never ceased meditating upon
it and discovering inexhaustible riches from it."
The pontiff recalled that Vatican Council II repeated this very clearly in the
dogmatic constitution "Dei Verbum": "All of what has been said about the way
of interpreting Scripture is subject finally to the judgement of the Church,
which carries out the divine commission and ministry of guarding and
interpreting the word of God." "In fact, Sacred Scripture is the Word of God
in that it is written down under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Sacred
Tradition, instead,
transmits the Word of God in its entirety, entrusted by Christ the Lord and by
the Holy spirit to the Apostles and their successors, so that these,
enlightened by the Spirit of truth, might faithfully preserve it with their
preaching, might expound and
propound it."
"The interpretation of Sacred Scriptures cannot be just an individual academic
effort, but must always be compared to, inserted within, and authenticated by
the living tradition of the Church. This norm is essential in identifying the
proper and
reciprocal relationship between the exegesis and the Magisterium of the
Church. The texts that God inspired were entrusted to the Community of
believers, the Church of Christ, to nourish the faith and to guide the life of
charity."
The Bishop of Rome bid the members of the Biblical Commission farewell,
thanking them for their work and expressing the desire that this Year of Faith
"may help to make the light of Sacred Scripture shine within the hearts of the
faithful."
___________________________________________________________
HOLY FATHER VISITS SECRETARIAT OF STATE
Vatican City, 12 April 2013 (VIS) - At 10:00 this morning, the Holy Father
Frances went to the library of the Secretariat of State to meet the entire
staff of the two sections of the Secretariat, that is, nearly 300 people-not
only priests
but also religious and lay men and women.
The Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., greeted the Pope
with a brief address of welcome and presentation, assuring the Pope of the
dedicated and cordial service of all those present who work in the Secretariat
of State, which is fully
the "Pope's Secretariat".
The Pope responded with a few brief words emphasizing his sincere and
heartfelt gratitude for the welcome he has been given and for all the work
carried out in this period, noting that tomorrow will already be a month from
his election, as well as for
the priceless commitment of service carried out by all the members of the
Secretariat of State.
After imparting his blessing, the Pope personally greeted everyone present.
The meeting lasted around 50 minutes.
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 12 April 2013 (VIS) - This morning, the Holy Father received
eight prelates from the Tuscany region of the Italian Episcopal Conference on
their "ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Antonio Buoncristiani of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino,
- Archbishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto of Pisa,
- Bishop Giovanni De Vivo of Pescia,
- Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M., of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza,
- Bishop Alberto Silvani of Volterra,
- Bishop Simone Giusti, of Livorno,
- Bishop Guglielmo Borghetti of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello,
- Bishop Carlo Ciattini of Massa Marittima-Piombino
___________________________________________________________
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VATICAN
INFORMATION SERVICE YEAR XXIII - # 86DATE 12-04-2013Summary: - POPE TO
BIBLICAL COMMISSION: HEART OF OUR FAITH IS NOT JUST A
BOOK BUT A SALVATION HISTORY - HOLY FATHER VISITS SECRETARIAT OF STATE -
AUDIENCES___________________________________________________________
POPE TO BIBLICAL COMMISSION: HEART OF OUR FAITH IS NOT JUST A BOOK BUT A
SALVATION HISTORY
Vatican City, 12 April 2013 (VIS) - This morning, the Holy Father received
the members of the Pontifical Biblical Commission with their president,
Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Muller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine
of the Faith, at
the conclusion of their annual plenary assembly, which had the theme of
"Inspiration and Truth in the Bible".
In his address to them, the Pope emphasized that this theme "affects not only
the individual believer but the whole Church, for the Church's life and
mission are founded on the Word of God, which is the soul of theology as well
as the
inspiration of all of Christian existence."
"Sacred Scripture," he reaffirmed," is the written testimony of the divine
Word, the canonical memory that attests to the event of Revelation. However,
the Word of God precedes the Bible and surpasses it. That is why the centre of
our faith isn't just a book, but a salvation history and above all a person,
Jesus Christ, the Word of God made flesh. It is precisely because the Word of
God embraces and extends beyond Scripture that, in order to properly
understand it, the Holy
Spirit's constant presence, who guides us "to all truth", is necessary. It is
necessary to place ourselves within the great Tradition that has, with the
Holy Spirit's assistance and the Magisterium's guidance, recognized the
canonical
writings as the Word that God addresses to his people, who have never ceased
meditating upon it and discovering inexhaustible riches from it."
The pontiff recalled that Vatican Council II repeated this very clearly in
the dogmatic constitution "Dei Verbum": "All of what has been said about the
way of interpreting Scripture is subject finally to the judgement of the
Church,
which carries out the divine commission and ministry of guarding and
interpreting the word of God." "In fact, Sacred Scripture is the Word of God
in that it is written down under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Sacred
Tradition, instead,
transmits the Word of God in its entirety, entrusted by Christ the Lord and by
the Holy spirit to the Apostles and their successors, so that these,
enlightened by the Spirit of truth, might faithfully preserve it with their
preaching, might expound and
propound it."
"The interpretation of Sacred Scriptures cannot be just an individual
academic effort, but must always be compared to, inserted within, and
authenticated by the living tradition of the Church. This norm is essential in
identifying the proper
and reciprocal relationship between the exegesis and the Magisterium of the
Church. The texts that God inspired were entrusted to the Community of
believers, the Church of Christ, to nourish the faith and to guide the life of
charity."
The Bishop of Rome bid the members of the Biblical Commission farewell,
thanking them for their work and expressing the desire that this Year of Faith
"may help to make the light of Sacred Scripture shine within the hearts of the
faithful."
___________________________________________________________
HOLY FATHER VISITS SECRETARIAT OF STATE
Vatican City, 12 April 2013 (VIS) - At 10:00 this morning, the Holy Father
Frances went to the library of the Secretariat of State to meet the entire
staff of the two sections of the Secretariat, that is, nearly 300 people-not
only
priests but also religious and lay men and women.
The Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, S.D.B., greeted the Pope
with a brief address of welcome and presentation, assuring the Pope of the
dedicated and cordial service of all those present who work in the Secretariat
of State, which is
fully the "Pope's Secretariat".
The Pope responded with a few brief words emphasizing his sincere and
heartfelt gratitude for the welcome he has been given and for all the work
carried out in this period, noting that tomorrow will already be a month from
his election, as well as
for the priceless commitment of service carried out by all the members of the
Secretariat of State.
After imparting his blessing, the Pope personally greeted everyone present.
The meeting lasted around 50 minutes.
___________________________________________________________
AUDIENCES
Vatican City, 12 April 2013 (VIS) - This morning, the Holy Father received
eight prelates from the Tuscany region of the Italian Episcopal Conference on
their "ad limina" visit:
- Archbishop Antonio Buoncristiani of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino,
- Archbishop Giovanni Paolo Benotto of Pisa,
- Bishop Giovanni De Vivo of Pescia,
- Bishop Rodolfo Cetoloni, O.F.M., of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza,
- Bishop Alberto Silvani of Volterra,
- Bishop Simone Giusti, of Livorno,
- Bishop Guglielmo Borghetti of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello,
- Bishop Carlo Ciattini of Massa Marittima-Piombino
___________________________________________________________ Per ulteriori
informazioni e per la ricerca di documenti consultare il sito: www.wisnews.org e www.vatican.va Il servizio del VIS viene
inviato soltanto agli indirizzi di posta elettronica che ne hanno
fatto richiesta. Se per qualunque motivo non si desidera continuare a
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Service possono essere riprodotte parzialmente o totalmente citando la fonte:
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