Does the Catholic Church teach that the Bible is without error (Inerrancy)?
Yes. The Catholic Church firmly teaches the biblical inerrancy of Sacred Scripture regarding saving truth. Because the human authors wrote under the supernatural inspiration of the Holy Spirit, God Himself is the principal author of the Bible. Therefore, as Dei Verbum states: 'The books of Scripture firmly, faithfully, and without error teach that truth which God, for the sake of our salvation, wished to see confided to the Sacred Scriptures.' Inerrancy does not mean treating ancient poetic idioms as modern scientific textbooks, but affirms that Scripture never deceives regarding salvation, faith, and morals.
Sources
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 105-108
- 2 Timothy 3:16
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