“...upon discovering that the helmsman had them a few points off course”
I consider doctrines like Indulgences & Purgatory to be more than a few degrees off. It is also worth remembering that Luther was one of those calling for what came to be the Council of Trent, but that the Catholic Church set up the general council in such a way that those concerned had no effective voice. Only those supporting the primacy of the pope had any significant vote, and that was the cause of many of the errors.
“I consider doctrines like Indulgences & Purgatory to be more than a few degrees off.”
Are you familiar with their Biblical underpinnings?
“the Catholic Church set up the general council in such a way that those concerned had no effective voice.”
1. Who would “those concerned” be, and with what were they concerned?
2. Is there any period of history that boasts fewer than two competing accounts?
3. If we were going to convene a conference of distinguished judges and justices to consider sentencing guidelines for molesters of young boys, would it be appropriate to give NAMBLA “a voice?”
“the errors.”
Or rather, the places where the council refused the influence of heretics.
I can’t believe you’re still upset about the Council of Trent. That was the 16th century, and protestants don’t consider themselves bound by it anyway.