Having studied this extensively over the last three months with input from respectable leaders on both sides of this issue, I have come to the conclusion that the God inspired Word does not make it clear enough for it to be an issue of importance. Both the Protestant (for lack of a better categorizing term) and the Catholic argument can very well be correct. The only thing wrong is that either side insist they are right.
II Timothy 2:23.
What’s wrong with; “We believe this to be the case and here’s why, but we can’t say for sure.”?
What we see is the same type of arrogance displayed by the evolution crowd stating their case as fact.
A little humility people.
You ignore the Teaching Authority of the Apostles - their hand picked successors wrote the Bible and have taught us ever since He appointed them.
For 1,600 years the teaching was clear and undefiled. Even the grand heresiarchs of the proddy revolution agreed with the Church on this subject.