I think anytime they make a semblance of an appeal to a Scripture passage to support a dogma it is not much more than lip service to give an appearance of Scriptural support. Yet, we can go back to the writings of some of the first Christian leaders and find exhortations to their disciples to NOT accept anything they taught if they couldn't back it up by sacred Scripture. More than a few FRoman Catholics have asserted they don't even need to rely on God's word since to do so would be "heretical". Imagine that!?
I was reviewing some of those very church fathers yesterday. It’s amazing how much Rome has jumped the shark from the early church.