Christian History: The Council Of Trent in full: Session IV (4)

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Summary

  • The Synod of Trent established the canon of the Old and New Testament, affirming the importance of both Scripture and unwritten traditions in the Catholic Church.
  • A specific list of sacred books was approved, including the Pentateuch, Historical Books, Wisdom Literature, the Gospels, and Epistles.
  • The Synod declared the old Latin Vulgate edition as the authentic version for public use and restricted interpretations of Scripture to align with Church teachings and the consensus of the Fathers.
  • Regulations were set for the printing and selling of sacred texts, requiring ecclesiastical approval and penalties for unauthorized interpretations and publications.

Session 4: CONCERNING THE CANONICAL SCRIPTURES FIRST DECREE Celebrated on the eighth day of the month of April, in the year 1546. The sacred and holy, ecumenical, and general Synod of Trent,–lawfully assembled in the Holy Ghost, the Same three legates of the Apostolic See presiding therein,–keeping this always in view, that, errors being removed, the purity itself of the Gospel be preserved in the Church; which (Gospel), before promised through the prophets in the holy Scriptures, our Lord Jesus…

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