[Iscool]

They have only one rule; Catholics, from Pope to pauper, must not interpret Scripture.

There are plenty of rules but that one is toward the top of the list...

That's because you guys can't interpret scripture...Scripture is spiritually discerned...You do a fine job of twisting and wresting the scripture to your own destruction tho...

The irony is that every affirmation of Sola Scriptura, and every "show me in Scripture" demand to attempt to refute Catholicism is an appeal to the authority of the Catholic episcopacy that established the Canon and the Magisterium that interpreted the Scripture for the establishment of Christian orthodoxy. They would have us believe that the Church has an on / off switch that only a Protestant knows when and how to activate and then shriek and insult when we can't take them seriously.

So where does the authority come from to establish your Catholic episcopacy and the Canon of the scriptures and you magisterium???

[smvoice]

"...well, DUH..it comes from men who are authorized to be infallible"..

'authorized by WHOM'?

..."you know, the infallible decree that these men are infallible..they're the authorized authority..of..infallible..authority..."

[boatbums]

Not only that, but when is the Magesterium going to get around to “interpreting” all of Scripture or even composing an official commentary of Scripture? As of now, no such reference material exists and if anyone wanted to know what the correct interpretation of a certain Scripture passage is, they have no authoritative resource to go to. Scattered lines or pieces of verses are used throughout the Catechism - often not having anything remotely to do with proving the topic - but no comprehensive commentary has EVER been done nor attempted.