The Catholic Church includes John 7:53–8:11 (the story of the woman caught in adultery) in the Bible and does not exclude it from Scripture, but acknowledges through modern translations and textual notes that it is not part of John's original Gospel. The passage is retained in the Catholic canon (as in the Vulgate tradition) but marked with brackets or textual notes in modern Catholic Bibles indicating its uncertain provenance. Catholic biblical scholarship recognizes it as a fourth or fifth-century addition, likely from an oral tradition.

Despite its non-original status, the passage is theologically valued in the Catholic tradition for its presentation of Jesus' mercy and forgiveness, and it has been used in liturgical and pastoral contexts. However, it is not cited as evidence for Catholic doctrinal development, and exegetes treat it as a later ecclesiastical addition. The Church's approach balances canonical inclusion with scholarly honesty about textual provenance.