" John the Baptist was just renewing the message of the Old Covenant "
What I am saying is that John was granted the privelege to recognize the Messiah by the presence of the Holy Spirit.
It is similar to those in the early Church who were allowed to recognize the presence of the Holy Spirit in certain books.
"The selection of the canon of the Scripture on the other hand is a question of judgment and authority. "
The early fathers did not convey to the canonical works any authority that they did not already posess.
"If we are to reject this and say that the early Church was made up of only fallible men then their selection of the canon must also be fallible."
Was John the Baptist infallable?
Was the early Church also able to recognize the presence of the Holy Spirit in certain Church teachings and practices? When did the Church loose this ability?