Catechism of the Catholic Church
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116 The literal sense is the meaning conveyed by the words of Scripture and discovered by exegesis, following the rules of sound interpretation: "All other senses of Sacred Scripture are based on the literal." 83
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PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH |
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SECTION ONE: "I BELIEVE"-"WE BELIEVE" |
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CHAPTER TWO: GOD COMES TO MEET MAN |
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ARTICLE 3: SACRED SCRIPTURE |
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III. THE HOLY SPIRIT, INTERPRETER OF SCRIPTURE |
Notes for the above paragraph:
83 St. Thomas Aquinas, S Thess I, 1, 10, ad I.
English Translation of the Cathechism of the Catholic Church for the United States of America © 1997, United States Catholic Conference, Inc.
