Pope Francis on Friday met
with the Catholic Biblical Federation on the occasion of their
fiftieth anniversary, telling them the Bible is not a beautiful
collection of sacred books to study, it is the Word of life to
be proclaimed through the streets of the world, Vatican News
reported.
In order to highlight the fruits of its 50 years of activity,
the Catholic Biblical Federation has been holding an
International Biblical-Pastoral Congress this week under the
theme "Word and Life, Biblical Animation of the life and
pastoral activity of the Church".
And it was on this theme of "Word and life" that the Pope
dwelt on in his remarks on Friday to those gathered in the
Vatican's Clementine Hall.
He told them that, "The word of God is alive"; it does not
die or even age; it remains forever, adding that it was "the
Holy Spirit, the life-giver, who loves to work through
Scripture."
"The Word brings God's breath into the world", underlined
Pope Francis, "it infuses the heart with the warmth of the Lord.
All the academic contributions and volumes that are published
are and cannot but be at the service of this", he said.
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