I am so angry at this post that I have to struggle to be civil. Let me explain why. YOU asked why the Magisterium did not write a book of systematic theology. I answered.
Your retort to my answer reveals (to me) that you do not know what systematic theology is or what a catechism is or what the duty of the Catholic to the catechism is.
Ant, not knowing, you present it inn the most inflammatory (and ignorant an incorrect light.)
I do not know of any reason to take the catechism as Infallible. I do think that it is the best current source of what we think and teach, but we do not claim everything we teach and think is infallible. SOME, yes. ALL, know.
If this is news to you, then once again, darn it, you have displayed an incorrect understanding of the Catholic Church and done so in a needlessly confrontative manner.
I simply do not understand why your side does this so much. It would seem to me that the NORMAL and REASONABLE course would be to deliberately and CALMLY find out exactly what the case is. THEN, having assured oneself that passion and so forth had not corrupted the 'fact-finding' part of the process, THEN and only then could one proceed to judgement.
But you do not know:
- the difference between a catechism and a work of systematic theology
- the belief the faithful are considered to owe the catechism>
And then, having accused us of publishing an authoritative work of systematic theology in the Catechism, you turn around and agree with me that the Magisterium has NOT published a work of systematic theology~!
So which is it?
Or did you just make this bogus concession as a lead in to a contemptuous remark that "they" (And WHO EXACTLY are 'they'?) cannot "keep much of what they call doctrine."
I do know the difference between a Catechism and systematic theology having read both..
My point was that the Catholic church that claims to be the only one that can correctly define scripture have never developed a systematic theology ..
They have put time into developing a catechism but not a systematic theology.. makes one wonder