They have read into Scripture what isn’t there and formed a doctrine based on the implicit rather than the explicit.
IOW, they have gleaned a doctrine from Scripture which they cannot say is in Scripture explicitly because it isn’t.
They have one or two passages in which they base their belief, neither of which say anything about Scripture Alone.
I think it’s making a virtue of necessity.
If you take Her book and leave the Church... that’s all you have.
If sola scriptura isn’t true, you made a biiiig mistake.
Ergo Sola Scriptura!
IOW, they have gleaned a doctrine from Scripture which they cannot say is in Scripture explicitly because it isn’t.<<
I’m stunned to see a Catholic make that statement. Need I remind you of the comments made by Catholics that “scripture does not say it didn’t happen”? How about the assumption of Mary, the assumption of Moses and many other CC beliefs?