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To: Petronski; boatbums

If the oral tradition of Catholics results in doctrine (vs scripture), then Catholics need to show the oral tradition is as good as scripture for teaching, etc - IF they want others to take it seriously.

If we agree that scripture is God-breathed, but you claim oral tradition is also needed, then the ball is in your court - WHY do you believe that? What makes you think an unspecified oral tradition of uncertain origin is of comparable value to the God-breathed words of scripture?


55 posted on 08/30/2009 8:36:13 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (I loathe the ground he slithers on!)
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To: Mr Rogers
Guarantee the response will be "it's your interpretation". The magisteria can never declare as doctrine ANYTHING that would contradict Scripture - therefore they will twist it, turn it, pull a part here, pull a part there, and viola Scripture will SAY what they say it says...got it?
56 posted on 08/30/2009 8:42:36 PM PDT by boatbums (A man is no fool who gives up that which he cannot keep for that which he cannot lose.)
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What makes you think an unspecified oral tradition of uncertain origin is of comparable value to the God-breathed words of scripture?

Because Christ founded the Catholic Church and protects it from error in teaching to this day. It is His promise.

It's all right there in Scripture.

66 posted on 08/31/2009 12:44:53 AM PDT by Petronski (In Germany they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist...)
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