The Bible says that by the Word of God was everything made that was made, and the Word of God will not return to Him void, but will accomplish His will. And Jesus spoke of people swearing by the gift on the altar, when it was the altar that made the gift holy. The point is that the Catholic Church has given too much unquestionable authority to the Catholic priesthood, that they are even above God’s Word and are said to be its authors, or co-authors. But God’s Word was in control. If Esther hadn’t risked her life, salvation would have come to the Jews another way. God “needs” no one. While the Bible says the Lord is the answer, and the same is said by those who follow it, the Catholic priesthood says it’s the answer. Paul also chastised a church for not maturing to be teachers by that point. That is for every believer, to be a priest of the Lord. While there are types of legitimate authority, the Catholic priesthood is like a false god.
Christ gave Peter and his successors to establish ONE Truth, ONE Church, ONE authority. Following the evil of Protestantism, we now have each person and every corner street pastor from Rev. Jeremiah Wright to the insufferable Joel Osteens of this world to say nothing of Jim Jones and David Koresh, as preaching the “authentic” word of God. This is the scandal that plagues modern day Christianity.
“You” say what the Bible says, and so does Rev. Al Sharpton. By these lights everyone has free license to interpret Scripture. The books in the Bible did not fall from the skies. They were authenticated by the early Church Fathers. This authority to discern this central truth continues today and until the end of time. Outside the Church, the rest of Christianity is all apostasy.