If Rome is not going to obey this, why on earth was it included in the Scriptures?
Tradition consists of that which was committed to writing, and that which was conveyed orally.
By the way, did you ever buy the paperback the two disciples wrote, the ones who were on the way to Emmaus?
Me neither.
But do you think the risen Christ wasted a single breath explaining the meaning of scripture to them?
No, neither do I.
So into what repository did all of this unwritten insight go? Into the collective mind and heart of Holy Mother Church. That’s where. The indefectible Bride of Christ has been the font of understanding since the first Pentecost.