And yet it is not infallible.. just one mans fallible opinion...worth as much as GPH and mine
just one man’s opinion.
This is exactly the point that I was making. Why is the non catholic position correct when different from the catholic position? Who decides? The idea that the Catholic position is not based on scripture is simply a myth and plain wrong. These early Church Doctors spent their LIVES in scripture study and concluded the Catholic positions.
There is some overlap in the positions (that Catholics agree upon, by the way, the earliest Bishops weren’t in lock step then and aren’t now unless a doctrine is pronounced ex cathedra, which is rare). This idea that Augustine preached sola fide is ridiculous. Catholics understand that faith is required for salvation and Augustine reiterates the position - there is no split between Augustine and Catholicism other than a made up one.
These men preached the sacraments, understood a laying on of hands hierarchy, passed on oral Tradition (sacred Tradition, not the Mosaic law “t”radition of men condemned by Scripture) and studied scripture.
The issue is not the divergence of opinion, but which to believe - this is a false concept of infallibilty that has been set up.