[LiteKeeper]

The Holy Father (and the bishops in union with him) are our guarantee that the doctrines taught by the Catholic Church are the same doctrines taught by our Lord and His apostles.

Tell that to Galileo, and Luther, and Calvin, and many other godly theologians and preachers who disagree with the Roman Catholic Church, but agree with the Scriptures!

[B-Chan]

To paraphrase Old North State (above), "Wow, everybody was wrong for fifteen hundred years? Are we ever lucky this Calvin guy came along to straighten us out!" Calvin and Luther made popes of themselves — and the tradition continues right down to Cowan and all the rest. When you're your own pope the Bible means whatever you say it does.

As for Galiileo, he went to his grave a Catholic. Sorry!