[OLD REGGIE]

(Reg) Oh yes it does! The RC understanding is that Scripture is equal to Tradition

Sorry. The RC understanding is that Scripture and Tradition are the same thing. That they come from the same source through same church and for the same end (the kingdom of God). They are "=" in the sense that they are the same. They are not "=" in the sense that one could be greater than the other or that one could be right while the other is wrong. To ask "which is greater, Scripture or Tradition?" is not a question. It's like "which is greater, God or God?"

Sorry URWrong again.

CCC 95 "It is clear therefore that, in the supremely wise arrangement of God, sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture and the Magisterium of the Church are so connected and associated that one of them cannot stand without the others. Working together, each in its own way, under the action of the one Holy Spirit, they all contribute effectively to the salvation of souls."

One of them cannot stand without the others.

Not the same, but equal
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Do you think that Augustine felt that the Church had no authority in the matter?

Of course he felt the Church had authority. He probably wasn't aware this "Church" would invent the "three legged stool".

[RobbyS]

Since when is a stool not a stool? If the Gospel is one, the why have four gospels?

[IMRight]

Not the same, but equal

Read it again. It basically says exactly what I said. They cannot stand without each other because they are from the same source for the same purpose. They are the same thing - God communicating to His people (which by definition is an infallible communication). How He chooses to communicate the message does not change the message. They cannot be "compared" (is A>B or A=B or A What did Augustine have to say about church authority?