What Protestants lack is the apologetic tradition, several books of the Bible, and frankly, the depth of theologies like St Thomas Acquinas, St Francis of Assissi, etc.
Don’t get me wrong, I firmly believe Protestants have path to heaven...and not all Catholics are o the path to heaven. But, the holiness, depth of theological knowledge, history, etc. were irresistible to me as God pulled me to His Church.
Sola Scriptura basically claims salvation is in man’s hands and any interpretation of the condensed Bible will do. Would be difficult to argue otherwise as there is no authority to say which of the many thoisands of interpretations are correct. There is also the fact that God gave us His laws and guides both scriptural and through tradition. The Catholic church has the original from the source interpretations.
The Catholic educates, feeds, provides health care to more people than any other entity on earth.So many millions foing God’s good works...beautiful thing.
Well I disagree with you some. I claim those patriarchs as our own. Up to and during the reformation, I see Rome as the one that fell away and the Protestant side as the true church going forward. So I do claim the apologetic tradition.
I will not fault any charitable works done by the RCs and have publicly defended them numerous times for that. Well, I will say the secular drug enabling soup kitchens and pushing socialist stuff such as we have here are not biblical charity but Protestants can do the same and anyway it is their money they can do as they will. Overall their charitable work over the centuries has been commendable and often inspiring.
As for holiness I am sorry but although many individual RCs have been personally appearing to be holy the heirarchy is simply the opposite. Bad stuff. And again the history I claim as our own.
I don’t not think it’s quite true to say any version of a condensed Bible will do. The belief that it is the true and perfect word of God perfectly preserved by Him for us pertains to the original manuscripts (Hebrew, Greek). Any Protestant scholar will admit that our interpretation is by nature limited. Yet we trust that the Lord makes it plain enough for us and we are careful to not add a jot or a tittle, as they say.
Not so. These are read by non-catholic church theologians and evaluated in light of Holy Scripture.
As for the apocryphal books, they were weighed and found false. Interesting, but not inspired.
Sola Scriptura basically claims salvation is in man’s hands and any interpretation of the condensed Bible will do.
Totally false.
Would be difficult to argue otherwise as there is no authority to say which of the many thoisands of interpretations are correct.
Here, I'm guessing you are referring to the millions of Catholic interpretations of what to believe??
There is also the fact that God gave us His laws and guides both scriptural and through tradition.
Sorry, tradition was not given by God and cannot save.
The Catholic church has the original from the source interpretations.
They do not. Nor can they trace back their traditions to before 100 AD and demonstrate they never changed - nor half their teachings.
The Catholic educates, feeds, provides health care to more people than any other entity on earth.
Proof?? Have you examined all other religions to demonstrate this is true?
If so, it is wonderful, but does nothing to get anyone to heaven... But a good thing.
Best.