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To: Blogger; bornacatholic
For Catholics it is the Bible PLUS something else - all held up with equal validity.

For Catholic it is solely Jesus Christ Who gave us his Church, which gave us, and you, the Scripture.

788 posted on 12/08/2006 8:57:10 AM PST by annalex
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To: annalex

Protestants would argue that some of the sources of Catholic tradition were not under Jesus' inspiration. I'm sure a survey of papal history would find most if not all Catholics agreeing that not everyone speaking for the church was doing so under the inspiration of the Spirit. Others, while they may have been Godly men, also taught things (such as Limbo) which have later been discounted by the Pope.

Scripture's message has been constant.

Where Catholic doctrine seems to veer away from Scripture, or where some apparition somewhere causes Catholics to develop a particular doctrine or practice than those found in Scripture, Protestants will differ.

Protestants will also see Catholicism as essentially a religion based on faith PLUS works for salvation. Protestants will say faith alone. SOLA FIDE, SOLA GRATIA. SOLOS CHRISTOS. SOLA SCRIPTURA. Thats the essential definition of Protestantism. Take away the SOLA part of these concepts and add church membership, baptismal regeneration, and a few other things and you have Catholicism.


816 posted on 12/08/2006 10:15:01 AM PST by Blogger
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