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Can we trust the Gospels?

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In short: Yes. The Church backs their history without hedging: they faithfully hand on what Jesus really did and taught. CCC 126

The answer, in writing

Church teaching

The Church holds firmly that the four Gospels faithfully hand on what Jesus really did and taught, and she “unhesitatingly” affirms their historicity. CCC 126

They took shape in three stages: the life of Jesus, the apostles’ preaching, and the written Gospels. CCC 126

Our words

They aren’t neutral reports; they were written by believers. But believers can be honest witnesses, and these four are early, close to the events, and remarkably frank about the apostles’ failures.

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  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 126 (official text on vatican.va).

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