I don't understand why they won't publish the documents they hold or let anyone but the pope study them? Are they bad influence? Will be all convert to gnostics or heretics from this banned docs?
2006-11-11 15:25:58 · 12 answers · asked by Labatt113 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Your question assumes that the Holy Spirit has already taught the Church everything there is to know. This is an incorrect assumption on account of the fact it flies in the face of the "living God". The whole idea behind exemplifying the "living God" is to show that He continues to teach us and reveal new Truths to us.
Other than the Pope himself, it's impossible for anyone to determine who else knows what's in the Vatican's Secret Archives. All we can do is speculate.
Speculating is not a bad thing, as long as we realize our speculations are based on no hard evidence whatsoever. Speculation is simply educated guessing. If I guess, I would say the Secret Archives contains material that is, at this point, beyond the Church's understanding. At some point in the future, at a time of God's choosing, the Holy Spirit will reveal these Truths to the Vatican. When this happens, it's possible, even likely, that any related documentation will be released to the public.
Again this is speculation but, assuming I am right, to release these documents before Truth is revealed would lead to massive misunderstandings of said documents and, thus, do far more damage than good to the Church.
I am at peace with the idea of the Vatican having a Secret Archive. The Truth, God's Truth, has nothing to hide - but that does not mean we have a right to raid a library of written material that is above and beyond all humanity's understanding.
Might I suggest that, instead of worrying about written material that the Vatican has not YET released. Why not dig in to the massive library of writings penned by saints and doctors of the Church. There is enough material there to keep you reading for years.
2006-11-13 00:51:09 · answer #1 · answered by Daver 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The average person would not understand them and would find them boring. The Archives are open to scholars, according to the link that the other poster provided.
Also every monastery used to have a section in their libraries known as "Hell". This is where all of the heretical books were kept.
It is the role of the Church to protect the faithful from heretical teachings. And they take this role very seriously. It is not only the Roman Church that does this.
2006-11-11 15:49:55 · answer #2 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Vatican archives are being selectively reviewed and gradually made available to the public.
If you had the only existing copies of ancient texts and papyri, you wouldn't let just anybody waltz in and mess with them either.
Besides, nobody other than Catholics has any right to see them.
If you want to see some nice public stuff, try the Sistine Chapel.
2006-11-11 16:00:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 04:21:37 · answer #4 · answered by ranford 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What documents? The enciclicals? I've read them. They're open to the public. The Catholic Church clearly states what she teaches in the Catechism. Read it!
Here's an online one:
http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/
God Bless you!
2006-11-12 09:09:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
what do you mean??? You can read any of the the encyclicals written by all the popes on the vatican website. If that's not what you mean, I'd visit the Vatican's website and see if you can't find what you're looking for.
2006-11-11 15:29:21 · answer #6 · answered by musicgirl31♫ 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It has more to do with the fragile nature of the documents, many of which are papyrus and ancient manuscripts. To learn more, you can check it out here:
http://asv.vatican.va/en/arch/1_past.htm
2006-11-11 15:32:16 · answer #7 · answered by anabasisx 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
hee hee hee thanks for the chuckle.
the Catholic church has published and given 7 additional books of the bible. those are not accepted, why should anything else be given until what has already been given is accepted.
2006-11-11 15:48:45 · answer #8 · answered by Marysia 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
rofl. They won't allow us to see them because the documents they hold would cast doubt on the church, of course. I thought that was obvious.
2006-11-11 15:29:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
What makes you think there is a secret library? Please don`t believe the Da Vinci Code. It is Fiction.
2006-11-11 15:30:41 · answer #10 · answered by andy c 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋