[ThomasMore]

Thanks for this thread! I am fortunate in having a pastor who "always" quotes Sacred Scripture, the Pope and the Catechism. And for the sake of our Protestant brethren who misunderstand us Catholics; The Pope, above all, "preaches not himself but Christ and Him Crucified" and the Catechism is nothing less than a precise explanation of the teachings of Christ handed down to us in Sacred Scripture as applied to the human family today.

[topcat54]

... teachings of Christ handed down to us in Sacred Scripture as applied ...

Allegedly, and only as filtered through the human magisterium of the RCC. 2000 years of intellectual gymnastics have resulted in much theological schizophrenia among the clergy and laity of the RCC.