{"id":17135,"date":"2015-12-04T01:01:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T06:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/?p=17135"},"modified":"2015-12-03T09:58:04","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T14:58:04","slug":"value-of-the-bible-the-pope-tells-young-people-you-want-to-make-me-happy-read-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cancaonova.com\/catholicismanew\/2015\/12\/04\/value-of-the-bible-the-pope-tells-young-people-you-want-to-make-me-happy-read-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Value of the Bible: The Pope Tells Young People: You Want to Make Me Happy? Read the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pope wrote preface to an edition of the Bible aimed at young people; <\/span>Francisco tells how reads his “old Bible”<\/span><\/h2>\n

CN News, with Vatican Radio<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Bible is not a “work of literary art”, but a book in which God speaks. <\/span>These are words of Pope Francis in the preface to an edition of the Bible for young people and for them he commented. <\/span>The published version in German is the result of a project that had diverse collaboration, as some Austrian Jesuits, Old testament\u00a0Teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The preface written by the Pope in Italian was published in the latest issue of the journal Civilt\u00e0 Cattolica, this week. <\/span>Francisco explains to young people the meaning of the Bible, the word of God by which light came into the world and can never be erased. <\/span>He emphasizes that this is not a book to be put on the shelf, but to always be in hands and be read every day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even Mahatma Gandhi, who was not Christian, recognized the value of the Bible. <\/span>The Pope reminds the young one speaks of pacifist leader: “you been entrusted to a text that has itself a quantity of dynamite enough to explode in 1000 pieces all civilization, for putting the world upside down and bring peace to a war-torn planet. <\/span>You treat him, however, as if it were simply a literary work, nothing else. “<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pope and his old Bible<\/h3>\n

Francis talks to young people about his\u00a0“old Bible”, longtime companion that he wouldn’t trade for anything in the world. <\/span>“If you saw my Bible … <\/span>They would say: ‘ what? <\/span>This is the Bible of the Pope? <\/span>A book so old, so worn out! ‘, “quipped the Pope. <\/span>But even if they wanted to give\u00a0him\u00a0a new one, he would not accept it, because his\u00a0Bible, although old, saw his\u00a0joys and sorrows, is his “great treasure”.<\/span><\/p>\n

And how will the Pope read the Bible? <\/span>He even responded to young in the Preface: take the book, read it, then put it aside and look for God, who is present there. <\/span>He leaves to observe and understand what God says.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Sometimes He doesn’t speak, so I feel nothing, just empty, empty, empty. <\/span>But, be patient, remain there and I wait\u00a0so, reading and praying. <\/span>Pray sitting, because it makes me ill be on my\u00a0knees.<\/span>Sometimes, praying, until I fall asleep, but never mind: I am like a child next to his father and that’s what counts. <\/span>You want to make me happy? <\/span>Read the Bible, “says\u00a0the Pope.<\/span><\/p>\n

Persecuted Christians for having the Bible<\/h3>\n

Francis also talks to young people that, once read, the Bible should not be on the shelves filling up with dust. <\/span>He recalled that today, more than at the beginning of the Church, Christians have been persecuted because they give witness to Christ, and are doomed for having a Bible.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Of course the Bible is an extremely dangerous\u00a0book , so much so that in certain countries whoever has a Bible is treated as if he hid grenades in the closet”, the Pope said alluding to the persecution that Christians suffer in so many places in the world.<\/p>\n

Portuguese version<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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