No. It was recommended I read a book.
Yet, the author is using Scripture to explain for you...
I know the Scriptures. They do not teach what Ol' Arch-Pope claims. Many people use the Scriptures to explain heresy.
On what basis should anyone explain anything at all to you?
Use the Scriptures.
They mean exactly what you say they mean. Forgive the Church for the impertinence of the last 2,000 years, your holiness Pope aMorePerfectUnion.
Can you not see the arrogance in your own argument? You make yourself the authority you believe no one else can claim. If Scripture is so self-interpreting, please explain the fractalization of the Protestant world who, generally, rely on Sola Scriptura...
Acts 8:30-31 & 2 Peter 1:20
Christ desired that we be one in Faith. There is no unity among those who claim personal authority over Scripture understanding. Why don't you read some of the Doctors of the Church and discover some humility.