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I put a lot of effort into my “cut ‘n’ pastes” because I don’t want to be spreading the “Gospel of Steve’s Interpretation”.

When I post the word Scripture I refer to the 73 Books of the Bible that were approved for use in the Liturgies of the entire Catholic Church. I can’t think of anything else that any Catholic might consider scripture, certainly not the canons of ecumenical councils (except for the first one) or the writings of the Popes (except for the first one).

When I refer to “the Church” I mean all those Christians in communion with their bishops in communion with the diocese of Rome.

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When I refer to “the Church” I mean all those Christians in communion with their bishops in communion with the diocese of Rome.

In all of your posts, I've known you have referred to Roman Catholics throughout the world when you have posted the words "the Church". Nothing learned by either one of us on this point.

[Resettozero]

When I post the word Scripture I refer to the 73 Books of the Bible that were approved for use in the Liturgies of the entire Catholic Church. I can’t think of anything else that any Catholic might consider scripture, certainly not the canons of ecumenical councils (except for the first one) or the writings of the Popes (except for the first one).

Catholic church-sanctioned version of the Holy Bible only.

As for you last sentence, your two parentheticals render the sentence open to personal interpretations that could go one way or the other.