All religions are based upon the concept that, among various historical documents written by various men, some are "the truth" and the rest aren't. This works well as long as they stick to faith and belief as justification, but as soon as they start arguing historical legitimacy they are vulnerable to every new scroll that gets dug up. It's a slippery slope and the catholic church should avoid battles it can't win.
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In other words, I think it is misleading to present a story like this (that is so contrary to what people were told to believe) and state that the story is based on fact, when it really isn't.
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How do you differentiate fact from story?