[fishtank]

The RCC needs to put more emphasis on the primcy of God’s word rather than the primacy of Rome’s word.

In charity, too many Catholics haven’t seen the direct link from God to the words of the Bible, and the best way to fix that would be for Rome to recognize that God’s Word is supreme, without the filter of Roman authorities. I think the RC C would amplify their effectiveness if they were to do this.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

The RCC needs to put more emphasis on the primcy of God’s word rather than the primacy of Rome’s word.

Exactly. I saw a bumper sticker today that said "Pope Benedict XVI says fight for innocent life." I was like, "Who cares what the pope says? GOD says to fight for innocent life."

[Ransomed]

This is about Catholics who are ignoring “Rome’s word”.

Freegards

[The Iguana]

The RCC needs to put more emphasis on the primacy of God’s word rather than the primacy of Rome’s word.

That's a Protestant way of framing the discussion, and one we can't accept as Catholics. It is the Magisterium, the teaching authority of the Church, that permits us to understand what Scripture *means* - Scripture that reached its canonical state in the bosom of the Church herself. Tradition + Scripture - it is not an either/or proposition for us, but both/and. We *should* read Scripture more often - no question. We should also read the Church's doctors and Fathers, so that we read Scripture with them.

Having said that, I will offer an ecumenical observation: These days, the greatest sectarian quarrels are increasingly not between the denominations, but within them. A Missouri Synod Lutheran likely has much more in common with orthodox Catholics on moral teachings (and probably a good deal else) than he does with, say, a lot of what goes on in the ELCA.

[fr_freak]

The RCC needs to put more emphasis on the primcy of God’s word rather than the primacy of Rome’s word.

I think you are not seeing the pitfalls of a lack of a magisterium. As we've seen with a number of Protestant churches lately, some ordained yahoo can easily and willfully misinterpret the Bible to fit whatever agenda they have, such as promoting homosexuality, and might manage to convince plenty of others in that church to go along with it. That is one advantage that a central interpretation has: that members cannot promote a false interpretation to suit their own agenda without being apostate. The Church can then condemn the false interpretation based on established teachings. There does not appear to be any such mechanism in the Protestant churches that I am aware of.

[Twink]

“The RCC needs to put more emphasis on the primcy of God’s word rather than the primacy of Rome’s word.”

Hmmm. I disagree since Rome’s word as you say is God’s Word.

[Twink]

What a bunch of BS.

I don’t care for your “charity” so you can keep it.

Fortunately, you have no say in The Catholic Church.