Scripture was written by man under God’s authority. You would like to artificially impose that no man has God’s authority (consistent with the concept of the abomination of desolation). According to you, only ink on paper has God’s authority. You thus put God in your (opinion of man - you being the man) box.
Besides, the New Testament states that Jesus did far more than was ever written down. Do you then presume to be innocent in assuming that the Church has passed nothing of those particular sacred teachings on?
Regarding selling indulgences, it is written that love covers a multitude of sins. Yet to a protestant it is not an act of charity to beautify a building dedicated to God’s glory and praise?
St. Peter’s First Letter, chapter 4, verse 8 says,
“But before all things have constant mutual charity among yourselves: for charity covereth a multitude of sins.”
No wonder the gathering places of the new church (Modern “Catholicism”) and that of Protestants (versus traditional Catholicism) tend to look more like a library or public school building than a place for the gathering of the faithful.
Yes. It is agreed Jesus did a whole bunch more...so much so that, per John, "And there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written in detail, I suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that would be written." John 21:25 NASB
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Regarding selling indulgences, it is written that love covers a multitude of sins. Yet to a protestant it is not an act of charity to beautify a building dedicated to God’s glory and praise?
You're justifying the selling of indulgences to the poor to get their loved one's souls out of purgatory????
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No wonder the gathering places of the new church (Modern “Catholicism”) and that of Protestants (versus traditional Catholicism) tend to look more like a library or public school building than a place for the gathering of the faithful.
You do realize the early ekklesia met in people's houses....right? You were aware of that?? Right??