The scriptures were not authenticated by the pope. One of the oldest and most debunked claims of Roman Catholicism.
“The scriptures were not authenticated by the pope. One of the oldest and most debunked claims of Roman Catholicism.”
That has never been dis-proven. So you think the successors of Peter had no say in the selection of texts?!
According to even Wikipedia, for example:
“...In the 4th century a series of synods produced a list of texts equal to the 39, 46/51, 54, or 57-book canon of the Old Testament and to the 27-book canon of the New Testament that would be subsequently used to today, most notably the Synod of Hippo in 393 CE. Also c. 400, Jerome produced a definitive Latin edition of the Bible (see Vulgate), the canon of which, at the insistence of the Pope, was in accord with the earlier Synods. With the benefit of hindsight it can be said that this process effectively set the New Testament canon, although there are examples of other canonical lists in use after this time.”...“Pope Damasus I assembled the first list of books of the Bible at the Council of Rome in 382 CE...”