Bible trumps council.May I take exception to Associate Editor Bryan Cones' remark ("Al-Salamu 'alaykum," The Examined Life, December) that Catholics are not burdened with the charge to "convert" Muslims. He quotes to that effect Lumen Gentium Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, is one of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council. The Constitution was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on November 21, 1964, following approval by the assembled bishops by a vote of 2,151 to 5. , but the belief that Muslims are included in God's plan of salvation
Cones' mistake is to interpret a conciliar con·cil·i·ar adj. Of, relating to, or generated by a council: a conciliar appointment made by the governor; conciliar edicts. teaching contrary to clear biblical directives (Matt. 28:19; Mark 10:15-16; Acts 4:12). Cones' procedure is a no-no, since the role of the church is to interpret, not substitute for, the Bible Bible [Gr.,=the books], term used since the 4th cent. to denote the Christian Scriptures and later, by extension, those of various religious traditions. This article discusses the nature of religious scripture generally and the Christian Scriptures specifically, as . Father Thomas Brummel, C.M.F. Chicago, Ill. |
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