As you mention, however (and this is crucial) he (Jerome) submitted to the wisdom and the Apostolic authority of the Church.
That's the key difference between us and some Protestants... They submit only to themselves.
And Catholics submit to whom ?
Protestants certainly submit to biblical authority.
We submit to Protestant authority and the canonized writings of the Apostles.
The issue is whom we find to be scripturally authoritative ... and we don't find any particular scriptural authority ... in the Catholic Church.
The key difference ... is whom we find to be authoritative.
To the Head of the Body, Jesus Christ. However, we do so knowing that Christ left people in charge on earth over the community. That is pretty clear in the Scriptures.
The key difference ... is whom we find to be authoritative.
That is true. We hold to something outside of ourselves, and so we obey the Church which has been given authority to bind and loosen. Meanwhile, Protestants hold to their own personal interpretations, which is subject to change, depending on the mood that strikes them. I am sure that God presents Himself to people in this manner, but it is not the means He gave His apostles in the Scriptures.
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