London, Jan. 14.
The report of the commission appointed by the Archbishops of Canlerbury and York in 1922 to consider the Christian doctrine with a view to demonstrating the extent of agreement within the Anglican Church and investigating how far differences can be removed or diminished has now been published.
The report challenges traditional beliefs at several points.
it rejects the infallibility of the Bible, saying that its authority must not prejudge investigation in any field.
It regards the historical evidence for the virgin birth as inconclusive, and declares that literalistic belief in the physical resurrection of the dead must be rejected, On the other hand, the report declares that the resurrection of Christ was an event as real and concrete as the Crucifixion.
The commission are divided as to whether miracles occur, but are agreed that God can work miracles if he pleases.
No objection to the theory of evolution can be drawn from the creation narratives in Genesis, the report goes on.
"Educated Christians," it says, agree that these are of mythological origin and that their value for us is symbolic father than historical"—Reuter.
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