Pope Leo XIV said Scripture is meant to speak directly to believers in today’s world, emphasising that the Bible is the word of God expressed through human authors during his weekly general audience.
“In every age, the Church is called to re-propose the Word of God in a language capable of being embodied in history and reaching hearts,” he said 4 February.
He warned that when Scripture “loses touch with reality, with human hopes and sufferings,” or is proclaimed in language that is “incomprehensible, uncommunicative or anachronistic,” it becomes “ineffective.”
Continuing his catechesis series on Vatican II, the pope said the Bible is not a relic of the past but a living dialogue meant to lead people to know and love God.
God chose to communicate through his people, demonstrating his mercy and desire to be close to humanity, the pope said.
