Try a bit of logic would you?
Why the need for over 30,000 “Protestant” faiths, if all of those faiths are based ONLY on the direct interpretation of the Bible?
THE BIBLE THAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH PRODUCED as the very first PUBLISHER!
The BIBLE is a document created by the Catholic Church, PERIOD!
Yes, divinely inspired but PUBLISHED FIRST by the Roman Catholic Church!
This Presbyterian author tried to prove otherwise, but later CONVERTED to the Catholic Church:
http://www.amazon.com/Where-Bible-Debt-Catholic-Church/dp/0895551373
Prior to Catholic Church publication of the entire “Bible” only separate manuscripts existed.
The Catholic Church decided what would be included and not included in the first formal Bible.
The Bible never refers to the Bible. Not once. For the first 200+ years of Christian history THERE WAS NO COMPLETE BIBLE ANYWHERE!
There is NO reasonable debate on this issue. The Catholic Church was divinely inspired to CREATE the first Bible.
None at all.
The claim was made of 30,000 different versions of the Bible in post 46.
I am still waiting, but not holding my breath, for substantiation of this.
Additionally, I would like substantiation that there are 30,000 different interpretations of the Bible. Which commentaries are those and where is the list?