So when you say
Then those JEWISH scribes went to a HELL of a lot of trouble to be sure that the WORD was COPIED down right when they made new scrolls!
You don't mean Jewish scribes, you mean, "the sample of Jewish scribes which I can use to support my contention"?
Some of you guys are funny.
You don't mean Catholic tradition, you mean, "the sample of Catholic tradition which I can use to support my contention"?
YA see; it works both ways.