[boatbums]

The "Hermeneutic of Continuity" is only so good as the methods used to arrive at an interpretation. Those who relied upon Jerome's Latin Vulgate, for example, to study Scripture may have arrived at a false understanding of certain texts and that influenced doctrines they developed. I don't think the Roman Catholic church has the "unanimous consent of the fathers" on their side to defend certain doctrines only formally and officially decided within the last few centuries. I'm sure you've heard of:

The oft quoted “Vincentian Canon” is the Latin phrase: “Quod ubique, quod semper, quod ab omnibus creditum est” (That Faith which has been believed everywhere, always, by all). It comes from The Commonitory (ch. 2) by Vincent of Lérins.
Moreover, in the Catholic Church itself, all possible care must be taken, that we hold that faith which has been believed everywhere, always, by all. (Commonitory ch. II, §6; NPNF Series II Vol. XI p. 132)

The word “canon” refers to a standard or measuring stick. It provides three criteria by which one can determine whether a doctrine was orthodox or heretical. Vincent did not invent the “canon” named after him. He summed up in elegant Latin the longstanding theological method used by the early Christians. (http://orthodoxbridge.com/defending-the-vincentian-canon-everywhere-always-and-by-all-a-response-to-outlaw-presbyterianism/

I agree with those who hold to a genuine continuity of doctrine and believe it a valid test of orthodoxy as long as it also is backed up by Scripture - which the early church fathers held as well.

[Mrs. Don-o]

That's a pretty reasonable statement --- I have a bunch more thoughts but I am not going to be very available for dialogue.

We are in the middle of a big, big political push right now in Tennessee (you're not in TN, are you?) -- a kind of do or die Amendment to the TN Constitution which could eventually allow us to close down most of the abortion clinics, as they did in Texas.

The abortion industry is outspending us about 100-to-1 in ads (it's infuriating) but we're trying to pull together a strong ground game.

It's a real cliff-hanger, and I have volunteered to go out to the Early Voting poll site for 15 straight days to grin like a maniac while waving a "Yes On 1" sign. If I may ask your prayers...