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Bill Ferny · 01-05-2003, 03:47 PM

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There is NO numerology in Catholic doctrine. Seven means seven; when applied to apples, seven means seven apples; when applied to cherries, seven means seven cherries; and when applied to sacraments, seven means seven sacraments. The Catholic Church teaches that everything you need to know and do for salvation can be learned from the life and words of Jesus Christ, and there are NO hidden meanings in anything.

That does not mean that those who wrote the Bible were themselves free of numerology. For certain writers certain numbers had a certain meaning or significance. What’s important, for a critical analysis of the Bible, is to know the meaning or significance, not the numerology. It does not also mean that some Catholic theologians haven’t leaned toward numerology, particularly those who were dear to the philosophy of Pathagoras like the early Saint Augustine. Saint Bonaventure had a tendency to see threes in everything. This not with standing, numerology has never been taught by the Catholic Church.

Kalessin… Great post.

01-05-2003, 03:47 PM	#38
Bill Ferny Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bree Posts: 390	[img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] There is NO numerology in Catholic doctrine. Seven means seven; when applied to apples, seven means seven apples; when applied to cherries, seven means seven cherries; and when applied to sacraments, seven means seven sacraments. The Catholic Church teaches that everything you need to know and do for salvation can be learned from the life and words of Jesus Christ, and there are NO hidden meanings in anything. That does not mean that those who wrote the Bible were themselves free of numerology. For certain writers certain numbers had a certain meaning or significance. What’s important, for a critical analysis of the Bible, is to know the meaning or significance, not the numerology. It does not also mean that some Catholic theologians haven’t leaned toward numerology, particularly those who were dear to the philosophy of Pathagoras like the early Saint Augustine. Saint Bonaventure had a tendency to see threes in everything. This not with standing, numerology has never been taught by the Catholic Church. Kalessin… Great post. __________________ I prefer Gillaume d’Férny, connoisseur of fine fruit.