The Universal Catholic Church does not teach that the Scriptures are either verbally or uniformly inspired, but in a general sense only. It considers that they contain much that is truly the product of divine inspiration, but that with things literally true are mingled other things to be allegorically and spiritually understood (as Origen taught), and again passages that are fanciful or even positively disedifying. It recognises that the books of the Old Testament are of very unequal value. It would further suggest that there are evidences of the highest inspiration in other Scriptures of the world. Indeed. the knowledge of Eastern religions and psychology, which has become increasingly available during recent years, has thrown a great flood of light on the interpretation of Christian doctrine.
