[ravenwolf]

Indeed Scripture itself requires belief in the existence and teaching authority of a visible church.

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That could be but if the teachings of the Church are contrary to the written word, what then? shall we just say that Jesus did not know what he was talking about?

[Petrosius]

That could be but if the teachings of the Church are contrary to the written word, what then? shall we just say that Jesus did not know what he was talking about?

A non-issue since the teachings of the Church are not contrary to the written word. Do not confuse Protestant interpretations of Scripture with Scripture itself. The many debates here on FR about the meaning of individual passages illustrates that our differences are over interpretation, not over whether or not Catholics accept the written word of God.