The early Church was under the guidance of the Holy Spirit when it led them to produce what became the canon of Scripture. This does not apply to every other thing the Church has ever done or ever taught, especially when what the Church teaches goes against the clear direction and sayings of Scripture.
It's pretty simple, actually, and Protestants have known it for a long time, but occasionally we need to remind our Catholic brethren that Sola Scriptura doesn't mean "the Bible alone" it simply means that all that is necessary for faith and salvation, Christian doctrine, can be found in the Word of God that is written in Holy Scripture. This doesn't mean we have to toss out everything else, or even tradition but simply that tradition can only be validated in light of Scripture.
Like I said, pretty easy, but of course, leave it to the Catholic Church to try and distort or complicate the issue.
And if two people make this claim about their diametrically-opposed beliefs, one of them is wrong.
And that's exactly how I know you are wrong.
The early Church was under the guidance of the Holy Spirit when it led them to produce what became the canon of Scripture. This does not apply to every other thing the Church has ever done or ever taught, especially when what the Church teaches goes against the clear direction and sayings of Scripture.
My, how convenient. And by what authority do you make this otherwise gratuitous and empty assertion?
...occasionally we need to remind our Catholic brethren that Sola Scriptura doesn't mean "the Bible alone"...
Tarting up a false doctrine doesn't make it any less false.
Like I said, pretty easy, but of course, leave it to the Catholic Church to try and distort or complicate the issue.
Easy answers more often indicate a lack of understanding the question.