Okay, and where in the Bible does it say everything has to be in the Bible to be true? Can you post that verse for us?
Again, where in the Bible does it say everything has to be in the Bible to be true? Can you post that verse for us?
Why even bother with the Bible then??
Because, as any Roman Catholic will tell you, the Bible "is" the infallible word of God. What you fail to understand is that it is not ALL of the infallible teaching given to mankind by God and Christ is found in the Bible. The rest of it is contained in what Catholics call "Sacred Tradition", and it includes those things directly taught by the Apostles.
Think about it. You Protestants believe that the teachings of the Apostles written down in the books of the Bible are infallible, but you believe that those Apostolic teachings that DIDN'T get written down are not??? The Bible itself tells you directly that both are valid, and in fact the Bible is the "lesser" source compared to Tradition. (can't recall specific chapter and verse at this point, and I'm away from my references, but one source is St. Paul).
You wrote:
"Why even bother with the Bible then??"
Simple. Because everything in it is true and from God.
The thing to do is not confuse that with everything that is true and from God is in the Bible.
Those are two different ideas. I don't confuse one with the other. You apparently do.