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).
The rest of it is contained in what Catholics call "Sacred Tradition",
I think I'll just stick the The Infallible Word Of
God if that's OK with you.
Greetings Warthog.
You said: "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)."
Question: What items, necessary for salvation, that the Apostles have said verbally and have been passed down in Tradition am I missing from reading Holy Scripture? Please let me know. Thank you.