EXACTLY! I hold that SCRIPTURE is the sole source of authority, you hold that it is "history" "Tradition" and "the teachings of the RCC" are.
QUOTE: "The Catholic Church, started by Christ himself, has the teaching authority for the Bible"
If you can come up with a good Biblical reference for that assertion, we could have a nice debate. For I would counter with this:
2 Timothy 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
and
2 Timothy 3:15-17 " 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."
And finally
John 20:31 "But these are written that you may believeb that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name."
“If you can come up with a good Biblical reference for that assertion, we could have a nice debate”
Ignorance is no excuse. Go down to the local library or better yet do a Google search about the history of Christianity and come back and tell me Catholics didn’t compile the Bible and canonize the Bible. Go along now and do you homework.