This calls for an ex cathedra statement!

I knew it would come some time. And hath it now come? Yes, it hath.

This article is no complete shock to me, given what Roman Catholics, in person and on numerous webforums (webfora? webfori?) have told me about what they believe the Bible to be. This is nothing more than the next logical step.

Congratulations! You have followed in the well-worn, irrational, and faithless steps of the majority of American Methodists, Episcopals, Lutherans, and Presbyterians (not to mention a whole bunch o' Baptists!) and most everyone in your own country. I thought the Vatican and its representatives were supposed to stick to the ancient deposit of faith. Huh.