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To: Wyrd bið ful aræd; metmom; aMorePerfectUnion; Greetings_Puny_Humans; Apple Pan Dowdy
The Catholic Church examined and compiled the scriptures, sifted out the false gospels, and preserved the holy word from every form of attack centuries before Protestantism came on the scene.

Again! It seems this is the most favorite parroted polemic by RCs, yet rarely do they give the answer to the question this assertion begs for, which is are you saying that being the historical instruments and stewards of Scripture means they are the infallible interpreters of it, so that dissent from them is rebellion against God?

If not, it seems this polemical assertion has little weight.

56 posted on 03/09/2014 12:46:28 PM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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To: daniel1212
"which is are you saying that being the historical instruments and stewards of Scripture means they are the infallible interpreters of it, so that dissent from them is rebellion against God?"

If God divinely guided the Church in compiling the scriptures and sifting out the false books, then it logically follows that the Church is also divinely guided in the interpretation of scripture. So the answer to your question would be, yes.

60 posted on 03/09/2014 12:57:55 PM PDT by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Pope Calvin the 1st, defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades)
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