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To: Woebama; agere_contra
Turns my stomach just writing it.

It should... it's incorrect.

The Church stands on three pillars... Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition and the Magisterium. The Church gets credit for recognizing God's Voice in compiling the Canon of Scripture... but Scripture is the Word of God and is itself empowering. However, Scripture, by Itself, is incomplete. It tells the story of our salvation but is not an owner's manual for life. For example, you can't recreate nearly any of the liturgical services down through history strictly from the Bible (and liturgy has always been central to worship of God... whether for Jew or Christian). That is where Sacred Tradition fills the gaps. Contrary to popular Protestant belief, Sacred Tradition isn't a collection of man-made artifices with which we've become accustomed. It's foundation is the Deposit of Faith given to us by Christ. There is only one instance in all of Scripture that records Jesus writing anything... when he wrote on the ground in front of the woman accused of adultery. He never commanded His Apostles to write anything... He commanded them to preach, teach and baptize. That is the Tradition of which we speak. 2 Thess 2:15.

The Magisterium is the teaching authority of the Church as guided by the Holy Spirit. Do you think that what Jesus said 2,000 years ago is it? When the Church compiled the Canon in the Fourth Century, that was it? No. Christ gave us the Holy Spirit to guide and build our faith. He promised the Spirit would be with us even to the end of the age. The Holy Spirit's Voice is active in the Apostolic community of Faith.

31 posted on 03/23/2010 8:11:48 AM PDT by pgyanke (You have no "rights" that require an involuntary burden on another person. Period. - MrB)
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To: pgyanke

Well, the theological splitting of hairs leaves lay Catholics worshipping Saints and thinking things like Saint Anthony cured their boy, thinking that Mary is an intermediary to God, and that scripture derives its authority from the Church.


35 posted on 03/23/2010 8:24:10 AM PDT by Woebama (Never, never, never quit)
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