I think that was clear from my statement.
Kosta: "I think that was clear from my statement."
Oh no you don't! :) Alex knows the exact same thing that I do. While you accept the Church's teachings on any matter, you DO believe that Paul, as revealed to us in scripture, was WRONG. I have perceived this belief in many of your recent posts. For example, in 13,523 you said:
Fact is, the Church does not teach Paul as the Protestants interpret him because the Church concentrates on other apostolic teachings and find a common denominator or the most prevalent denominator as the orthodox teaching. The protestants simply take Paul as the standard and fit or reject the rest.
... For obvious reasons, the Church will never say that any one of the Apostles was wrong. But at the same time, the Church will not build its theology based on one of them, even an essential one (who also happens to be a controversial self-appointed later-comer whose teachings were not always in synch with the rest).
You don't say the Church interprets Paul another way, you say that the Church looks to other scripture for direction. In addition, if Paul was self-appointed, then how could he be inspired? This appears to put you in a very unique situation. I mean, on the one hand, you are the one guy on the other side who will stand up and say "Yes, Paul said what he said, and meant what he meant". For that, all I can do is applaud and respect you in the fullest. Then on the other hand, when it comes to scripture actually being "wrong", I have ...... difficulty. :)