Friday, April 10, 2015
Youcat commented through CCC. Question n. 12 – Part I.
(Youcat answer) We find the true faith in Sacred
Scripture and in the living Tradition of the Church.
A deepening through
CCC
(CCC 76) In keeping with the Lord's command, the Gospel was
handed on in two ways: - orally
"by the apostles who handed on, by the spoken word of their preaching, by
the example they gave, by the institutions they established, what they
themselves had received - whether from the lips of Christ, from his way of life
and his works, or whether they had learned it at the prompting of the Holy
Spirit" (DV 7); - in writing
"by those apostles and other men associated with the apostles who, under
the inspiration of the same Holy Spirit, committed the message of salvation to
writing" (DV 7). (CCC 87) Mindful of Christ's words to his apostles:
"He who hears you, hears me" (Lk 10:16; cf. LG 20), the faithful
receive with docility the teachings and directives that their pastors give them
in different forms.
Reflecting and
meditating
(Youcat comment)
The New Testament developed out of the
faith of the Church. Scripture and Tradition belong together. Handing on the
faith does not occur primarily through documents. In the early Church it was
said that Sacred Scripture was “written on the heart of the Church rather than
on parchment”. The disciples and the Apostles experienced their new life above
all through a living fellowship with Jesus. The early Church invited people
into this fellowship, which continued in a different way after the
Resurrection. The first Christians held fast “to the apostles” teaching and
fellowship, to thebreaking of the bread and to the prayers” (Acts 2:42). They
were united with one another and yet had room for others. This is part of our
faith to this day: Christians invite other individuals to come to know a
fellowship with God that has been preserved unaltered since the times of the
apostles in the Catholic Church.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 85) "The task of giving an authentic
interpretation of the Word of God, whether in its written form or in the form
of Tradition, has been entrusted to the living teaching office of the Church
alone. Its authority in this matter is exercised in the name of Jesus
Christ" (DV 10 § 2). This means
that the task of interpretation has been entrusted to the bishops in communion
with the successor of Peter, the Bishop of Rome. (CCC 86) "Yet this Magisterium is not
superior to the Word of God, but is its servant. It teaches only what has been
handed on to it. At the divine command and with the help of the Holy Spirit, it
listens to this devotedly, guards it with dedication and expounds it
faithfully. All that it proposes for belief as being divinely revealed is drawn
from this single deposit of faith" (DV 10 § 2).
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