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To: SoothingDave
What exactly are "Sola Scriptura" people?

I just used that for lack of a better term. What I meant by it was people who rely solely on Scripture as their authority. Like me. ;^)

It seems your argument could still be turned around. If a Catholic layperson came up with an unorthodox doctrine by misapplying the Scriptures, Magisterium and Tradition who says that they have to listen to the priest? Couldn't they decide for themselves, based on their misapplication of the aforementioned sources, that the priest, or whoever approached them, was wrong?

-ksen

2,516 posted on 10/24/2001 12:21:22 PM PDT by ksen
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To: ksen
It seems your argument could still be turned around. If a Catholic layperson came up with an unorthodox doctrine by misapplying the Scriptures, Magisterium and Tradition who says that they have to listen to the priest? Couldn't they decide for themselves, based on their misapplication of the aforementioned sources, that the priest, or whoever approached them, was wrong?

Sure. And assuming that they were rejecting a true teaching of the Church (and not just one renegade priest) that is when they cease being Catholic.

And a Sola Scriptura Protestant is born.

SD

2,518 posted on 10/24/2001 12:24:59 PM PDT by SoothingDave
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