[SoothingDave]

I understand that personal understanding grows. But I do not think you can make an analogy from the personal to the communal with respect to the Catholic church

Just because we claim a guidance from the Holy Spirit to protect us from error?

A community understanding certainly can be transmitted over the generations. If we take as axiomatic that which our grandparents struggled to prove true, we can then work on to higher understanding. Truth does not cease to be true with time.

So why can't Catholic communal understanding grow?

SD

[OLD REGGIE]

I actually believe my level of understanding was exactly the same the day I accepted Christ as it is at this moment.

Would I teach differently, would I change some of the things I have done? Sure, but my understanding hasn't changed. Do you see the distinction?

Now will you respond to the "Rocky" thing?

[OLD REGGIE]

A community understanding certainly can be transmitted over the generations. If we take as axiomatic that which our grandparents struggled to prove true, we can then work on to higher understanding. Truth does not cease to be true with time.
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But-but-but folk tales grow with time, old wives tales grow with time. Are they necessarily enlightening?