Sole authority?
The Mass composed of the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Eucharist has more Sacred Scripture in it that I have ever heard when attending a service of another denomination.
So why are you saying that Catholics don’t have Scripture — we do. We just don’t interpret to meet our own needs as you do. We accept and obey the interpretation of the Magisterium, Cathecism, priest, Bishop and Pope.
The statement was that “the RCC does not have scripture as its central authority,” which is a fact. Many of her teachings are from Tradition, and while she may invoke texts to support them (though rarely infallibly defining them), that is only an interpretation, and what gives their claims authority is not the weight of Scriptural warrant, but the premise that Rome is uniquely assuredly infallible (conditionally).
Thus as a another RC web apologist just told me, “We do not need to prove her perpetual virginity or anything else about her from Scripture.”
And while the RC has great liberty to interpret Scripture to support Rome (as they interpret her), and will use it as if it were the supreme authority, their goal is to bring one to provide implicit assent of faith in what the assuredly infallible magisterium states, (providing they know it has spoken infallibly, which can be a matter of interpretation).
And while RCs attack evangelicals as having no infallible interpreter of their supreme doctrinal authority, and making fallible decisions as to what to believe, the RC does not have an assuredly infallible interpreter of their supreme doctrinal authority, but has made a fallible decision to trust it.
Where did you get that lie from ' meet the needs '? Who is deceiving you?
We accept and obey the interpretation of the Magisterium, Cathecism, priest, Bishop and Pope.
GOD'S OWN, HIS church, obey THE WORD, as revealed by The HOLY SPIRIT, NOT man, NEVER man! Satan uses man to deceive others, he can't use THE HOLY SPIRIT. God's Word is HOLY SPIRIT breathe, IT'S HIS WORD.