I thought catholics weren’t allowed their own personal understanding (interpretation)?
Isn’t that the accusation you throw at “protestants”?
Color me confused.
***I thought catholics weren’t allowed their own personal understanding (interpretation)?***
Well, then you thought wrong. Must be due to reading the misrepresentations of the faith from the anti Catholics here.
***Color me confused.***
Not hard to do at all.
You are confused. Where the plain meaning of Scripture is just that plain, Catholics are indeed allowed their own understanding. If the words are not plain and if there has been no official interpretation; there also Catholics are allowed their own personal understanding.
It is only when dispute has risen over Scripture and the Church has stated clearly what it means to the faithful that we submit our understanding to the teachings of the Church.
An example would be on passages that some might claim show Christ was not God. Catholics are not permitted to believe these passages mean that Christ is not God.
ooopsie....
Isn’t that some kind of mortal or venial sin?