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" How absolutely arrogant to think that the Catholic Church was the only group of believers throughout history."

Why do you do this, CynicalBear? Why do you impute to me what I never said and what I do not believe, and what the Catholic Church does not teach?

It is unhelpful, in fact hurtful, when you attribute things falsely to others. It does not advance the friendship and the conversation.

"It is those who put the magisterium above scripture that refuse the counsel of the Holy Spirit and find scripture hard to understand."

And once again. We are not putting Magisterium "above" Scripture. We do not refuse the counsel of the Holy Spirit. And if some find parts of Holy Scripture hard to understand --- don't we all? Didn't St. Peter say so? Didn't St. Paul say that God appoints teachers in the Church? These are Scriptures you seem to set aside as having noting to say to you.

I think our sharing would go better with greater appeals --- by both of us --- to the Holy Spirit. God will not refuse what we ask.

>>Why do you do this, CynicalBear? Why do you impute to me what I never said and what I do not believe, and what the Catholic Church does not teach?<<

Oh come now Mrs. Don-o. How many times have we seen comments about how the Catholic Church was the only "church" until the Reformation? According to Catholics here there was no other.

>>And once again. We are not putting Magisterium "above" Scripture.<<

Evidence would say otherwise. It's clear to me that Catholics put what the "magisterium" says above what scripture teaches. It's the "magisterium" to whom they appeal not only for what scripture says but additions to scripture as well.

>>And if some find parts of Holy Scripture hard to understand<<

I addressed that in my last post.

>>Paul say that God appoints teachers in the Church?<<

See Acts 17:11