For Catholics, There Is A SOLID Firmament!

For Catholics, there is a SOLID Firmament, and therefore, no "outer space" as NASA/current modern "science" teaches.

Genesis 1:1-7 (RSVCE) > Six Days of Creation and the Sabbath

Catholic Encyclopedia > Firmament

Wikipedia > Firmament

The Earth is not covered by a dome or ‘firmament’ By Reuters Fact Check | October 31, 2022 2:15 PM PDT [PDF]

Catholic Dilemma

Therefore, for a Catholic, there is a dilemma since NASA/modern "science" teaches:

The Earth is not covered by a dome or ‘firmament’

And there are 18 Bible results for "firmament" from Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

For a Catholic

CCC 116 The literal sense is the meaning conveyed by the words of Scripture and discovered by exegesis, following the rules of sound interpretation: "All other senses of Sacred Scripture are based on the literal."[ St. Thomas Aquinas, S Th I, 1, 10, ad I.]

Cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church > III. The Holy Spirit, Interpreter of Scripture

Conclusion for a Catholic

For Catholics, therefore, there is a SOLID Firmament, and therefore, no "outer space" as NASA/current modern "science" teaches.

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