[RobbyS]

The "why" is that the competent authority chooses among conflicting opinions and makes a decision. Even granting your notion of a large Bar Joseph family, the New Testament certainly plays down their importance, and James is greatly overshadowed by Peter and Paul and others. Jerusalem, of course, ceases to be a viable center for an international church after 70 A.D.

Catholics do not reject the notion of the primacy of Scripture, just the Protestant notion that it shouls be read in isolation from the rest of history. We hold that Luther's position is basically a "fallback": since he rejects papal authority,the authority of the Councils and the authority of the fathers and doctors of the Church, what did he have left except the Scripture? Since the letter to Timothy makes reference to reading Scripture from childhood, there is not much doubt that Paul is referring to the Old Testament.

[OLD REGGIE]

The "why" is that the competent authority chooses among conflicting opinions and makes a decision. Even granting your notion of a large Bar Joseph family, the New Testament certainly plays down their importance, and James is greatly overshadowed by Peter and Paul and others. Jerusalem, of course, ceases to be a viable center for an international church after 70 A.D.

Do you care to enlighten me on just how much "ink" was accorded to Mary in the NT? Would you use the same argument to stress her unimportance as compared to Peter and Paul?

You still haven't told me why the "Pope" didn't appoint James.