[Iscool]

The Bible itself tells us that readers of Scripture are in need of a teaching authority, lest they be led astray. The very fact that you claim that Scripture can be distorted, or that individuals can differ in their understanding of Scripture, is actually a testimony in favor of the need for an infallible teaching authority -- which is exactly what the Lord gave us with the Magisterium of the Church.

That true...But the Bible tells us the teaching authority is the Holy Spirit along with the scriptures...NOT thru your religion...

[bdeaner]

teaching authority is the Holy Spirit along with the scriptures...

If the Holy Spirit is available to all Christians, then explain why there are inreconciliable differences between sects of Christianity. Does the Holy Spirit lead some sincere Christians astray? If that were so, it would hardly seems to live up to Christ's promise to be with us until the end of the age. But of course it is not so: Christ gave teaching authority to his Apostles, who passed their teaching authority along to their successors, and that unbroken line continues today as the Catholic Church's Magisterium. Those who reject the Church's infallible teachings of Scripture, reject Christ who gave authority to the Church to teach His Word.