[Hieronymus]

If we toss out Scripture alone, then what is the Church’s doctrine based on?

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The Church’s doctrine is based upon divine revelation, which is a grace. Some of this revelation was written down by the Church. And, if you are of the mind of St. Augustine, and believe the Church, you then believe the scriptures because the Church says that you should.
“I would not believe the holy Gospels if it were not for the authority of the Holy Catholic Church.” (If you want a work and section citation for the quote from Augustine, I could dig it up, but google isn’t bringing up people for me at the moment who are so precise).

If you want to read the official teaching, here is a link. http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei-verbum_en.htmlChrist taught, the Church

[MeganC]

“I would not believe the holy Gospels if it were not for the authority of the Holy Catholic Church.”

That is a logical fallacy. It’s akin to saying that I would not believe in the Constitution except for the authority of the United States Government. While liberals embrace this nonsense, I don’t.

Likewise, to say the the Roman Catholic Church holds a greater authority than do the words of Jesus, Moses, Elijah, Peter, Paul, Matthew, James, David, and etc. is to, as I paraphrase 2 Timothy 3:5:

**Have a form of godliness but to deny the power thereof.**

The authority of the RCC does not ever exceed the authority of the Word.

[RnMomof7]

The Church’s doctrine is based upon divine revelation, which is a grace. Some of this revelation was written down by the Church. And, if you are of the mind of St. Augustine, and believe the Church, you then believe the scriptures because the Church says that you should. “I would not believe the holy Gospels if it were not for the authority of the Holy Catholic Church.” (If you want a work and section citation for the quote from Augustine, I could dig it up, but google isn’t bringing up people for me at the moment who are so precise).

And how do you know that the revelation is of God and not Satan or men? What is it held against for a measuring rod?