Here is writings where Blessed Irenaues gives credit to those who followed Tradition without reading Scripture....
“To which course many nations of those barbarians who believe in Christ do assent, having salvation written in their hearts by the Spirit, without paper or ink, and, carefully preserving the ancient tradition, believing in one God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and all things therein, by means of Christ Jesus, the Son of God; who, because of His surpassing love towards His creation, condescended to be born of the virgin, He Himself uniting man through Himself to God, and having suffered under Pontius Pilate, and rising again, and having been received up in splendour, shall come in glory, the Saviour of those who are saved, and the Judge of those who are judged, and sending into eternal fire those who transform the truth, and despise His Father and His advent. Those who, in the absence of written documents, have believed this faith, are barbarians, so far as regards our language; but as regards doctrine, manner, and tenor of life, they are, because of faith, very wise indeed; and they do please God, ordering their conversation in all righteousness, chastity, and wisdom. If any one were to preach to these men the inventions of the heretics, speaking to them in their own language, they would at once stop their ears, and flee as far off as possible, not enduring even to listen to the blasphemous address. Thus, by means of that ancient tradition of the apostles, they do not suffer their mind to conceive anything of the [doctrines suggested by the] portentous language of these teachers, among whom neither Church nor doctrine has ever been established”.-Against Heresies (Book III, Chapter 4 verse 2)
This shows that Blessed Irenaues believed in Salvation through TRADITION as well
By the way,dear sister,today is Blessed Saint Irenaues feast day!
It’s too bad the calvinists hoodlums had to destroy his tomb and shrine in 1562
Here is the Prayer in honor of Blessed Saint Irenaues for you
“O God, who didst grant that blessed Irenaeus, Thy martyr and bishop, should both overcome heresy by the truth of his doctrine, and establish peace in Thy Church: give unto Thy people, we beseech Thee, constancy in their holy religion, and grant us Thy peace in our days. Through our Lord”
Irenaues was not infallible, he was a fallible man that sometimes disagreed with what the RC teaches.. See that is the problem with the catholic tradition driven religion.. it is not infallible there is no means of verification it is all faith alone..
Sola Ecclesia Romanus
Only the Church of Rome is the Rule of Faith
Then he's wrong for two reasons.
One is that Jesus spent an awful lot of time condemning traditions of men, the religious leaders of His day, not just secular men, and the other is that salvation is through Christ alone. If salvation could come by the works of the Law then Christ died for nothing.