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Written by Adrian Graffy
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Monday, 10 January 2011 19:52 |
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 Fr Adrian Graffy is Director of the Commission for Evangelisation and Formation in the Diocese of Brentwood, and formerly taught Scripture at St John’s Seminary Wonersh. He is the editor of the Take and Read series (Alive Publishing).
The newly released post-synodal apostolic exhortation on the Word of God – Verbum Domini – refers to the document of the Second Vatican Council Dei Verbum as ‘a milestone in the Church’s history.’ It could be argued that Verbum Domini, which rejoices in a title synonymous with that of the Council document, is also such a milestone. An apostolic exhortation is not of course of equal importance, and Verbum Domini shows considerable deference to Dei Verbum by the frequency of citations and allusions. It might nevertheless be regarded as a milestone in that it evaluates the progress Catholics have made in their understanding and use of the Scriptures in the forty-five years since the end of Vatican II.
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