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I'm not acting offended - I AM offended - and very highly so. Have you ever read the Catholic Catechism? No. Did you bother to check out Scott Hahn's website before responding(there)? No. And you won't afterwards, either. You're a close-minded bigot who wouldn't agree with any authority I cite.

The Catholic Church put together the Bible, a few hundred years after Christ. How did the Church, and Chrisitanity, exist without Holy Scripture. Oh yeah, Sacred Tradition. Ever wonder why no where in the Bible does it say that the Bible is the only authority we are to abide by? Duh!!!

cathlolicism is to Christianity what the pharisees were to the true Jewish worship of God, a pathetic substitute.
Jesus thoroughly blasted the pharisees because like rome they put their man made tradition above Gods' word.
For instance your catechism gives a green light to lying.

2488. "The right to the communication of the TRUTH is NOT unconditional. Everyone must conform his life to the Gospel precept of fraternal love. This requires us in concrete situations to judge whether or NOT it is appropriate to reveal the TRUTH to someone who asks for it. "

2489. "Charity and respect for the TRUTH should dictate the response to every request for information or communication. The good and safety of others, respect for privacy, and the common good are sufficient reasons for being silent about what ought NOT be known or for making use of a discreet language. The duty to avoid scandal often commands strict discretion. No one is bound to reveal the TRUTH to someone who does NOT have the right to know it.

2510. "The golden rule helps one discern, in concrete situations, whether or NOT it would be appropriate to reveal the TRUTH to someone who asks for it."

But Jesus said:

MATTHEW 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.