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It looks like "the church," is the "final authority," according to Jesus.

Really? Don't attribute your agenda to Jesus. Don't mock Him. The church is a body of believers and they Stand on TRUTH, The Cornerstone of Truth, JESUS, THE WORD.

Regardless, did Jesus tell us which "Word" is "The Final Authority," the Catholic Bible or the Protestant Bible?

There is only ONE Truth - Truth doesn't come in different flavors.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

The church is a body of believers

So to which body of believers should we take our dispute?, as Jesus commanded? Or which Bible?