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If I understand what your post means, Catholics can make up any doctrine that cannot be DISPROVEN by the Holy Bible.

If you want my REAL position and point, it is as follows:

The post-Apostolic church which took on the name "Catholic," which had it's primary centers in the original patriarchies of Rome, Antioch, Ephesus and Jerusalem, was the heir of the church established by the Jesus and the Apostles (there are no other contenders, unless you want to claim allegiance to the Gnostics and other heretical groups). That church was the one that received, discussed, and eventually accepted ("canonized") the 27 books we all now know as the "New Testament." By the time that process was completed (circa. 380 A.D.) we can find taught (and largely accepted) most of the "Catholic doctrines" that Protestants claim are "unscriptural."

Bottom line: These early Christian founders and teachers didn't find any contradiction between what they believed through Tradition and what Scripture taught; in fact, they affirmed that what Scripture taught and what they believe were the same thing. That is my view as well.

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If you want my REAL position and point, it is as follows:

The post-Apostolic church which took on the name "Catholic," which had it's primary centers in the original patriarchies of Rome, Antioch, Ephesus and Jerusalem, was the heir of the church established by the Jesus and the Apostles (there are no other contenders, unless you want to claim allegiance to the Gnostics and other heretical groups). That church was the one that received, discussed, and eventually accepted ("canonized") the 27 books we all now know as the "New Testament." By the time that process was completed (circa. 380 A.D.) we can find taught (and largely accepted) most of the "Catholic doctrines" that Protestants claim are "unscriptural."

Bottom line: These early Christian founders and teachers didn't find any contradiction between what they believed through Tradition and what Scripture taught; in fact, they affirmed that what Scripture taught and what they believe were the same thing. That is my view as well.

Yes, your stated position is Catholic church (Roman rite) dogma, published many times on FR RF with pride. Your REAL position is fairly well understood by even me.