[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

It does answer your point. It is the words, teachings and acts of Christ that started the Catholic Church, not the recording of them.

Riddle me this, Batman: How would you know anything about the words, teachings, and acts of Christ, if there was no New Testament?

[Philo-Junius]

“Riddle me this, Batman: How would you know anything about the words, teachings, and acts of Christ, if there was no New Testament?”

“How can I [understand Scripture], unless someone instructs me?”

Its the instruction in interpretation of the Gospel which is vital, not the mere writing of the Gospel down for anyone to distort or abuse. The Devil can quote Scripture to serve his purpose.

[Petronski]

No need to be abusive. What is important is that the events happened. The Church existed before even a word of the NT was committed to paper.