Pope Leo XIV spoke about Sacred Scripture during his weekly audience with pilgrims in the Vatican.
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PopeLeoXIVaffirmedWednesdaythatSacredScripturehasbeenentrustedtotheCatholicChurch—thatshepreservesandexplainsit,andsupportsitspurposeofmakingChristknowntotheworld.
“TheChurchistherightfulhomeofSacredScripture,”thepopesaidduringthegeneralaudienceonFeb.11.
“Withitsefficacyandpower[SacredScripture]sustainsandinvigoratestheChristiancommunity.Allthefaithfularecalledtodrinkfromthiswellspring,firstandforemostinthecelebrationoftheEucharistandtheotherSacraments,”headded.
AddressingthousandsofpilgrimsintheVatican’sPaulVIHall,Leosaid,Scripture“findsthesphereinwhichtocarryoutitsparticulartaskandachieveitspurpose:tomakeChristknownandtoopendialoguewithGod”intheChurchcommunity.
Thepontiffpointedtothe2008SynodofBishopson“TheWordofGodinthelifeandmissionoftheChurch”asoneoftheChurch’srecentimportantreflectionsonScripture.
HequotedfromPopeBenedictXVI’spost-synodalexhortationVerbumDomini.Inthat
