(A) The Papacy and the Magisterium don't rely on sola Scriptura and (B) the Papacy and the Magisterium don't lead to error, so I must confess I don't see your point.And... the Bible does lead to error?
You've misunderstood my argument, and for that I apologize. It is not about people leaving, but about people misunderstanding.
Your clarification doesn't help your argument. Surely you must hold that Luther misunderstood, right? Well then.
And... the Bible does lead to error?
Now I didn't say that, now did I?
Surely you must hold that Luther misunderstood, right? Well then.
I can't read your mind. Misunderstood what?
Sola Scriptura? Of course he misunderstood it. Luther, even though he was initially the leading proponent of the
sola Scriptura doctrine, eventually concluded it was unworkable.
The Luther of 1521 refused to allow anyone on earth to point out to him the faith unless he himself could gather its truth from the Word of God.
But the Luther of 1535 says:
"The Word of God does not suffice as a regula fidei (rule of faith)... [an] authority is also needed to decide on questions of doctrine"
- Friedrich Paulsen, esteemed Protestant historian, quoted from his History of German Education, 4:485