I know you believe that. But no matter how you slice it there is a fallible man in the equation. I don't see why God communicating directly to me is suppposed to automatically be more correct than God communicating to me through other men.
I would rather check what I think Scripture means against what other Christians, past and present think it means. Than the other way around.
SD
I had a thought here. The thing is, Catholics believe that the church is infallible in matters of faith, including, presumably, the correct interpretation of scripture. So Catholics believe that by relying on what the church teaches, they are getting "The Truth". From the Protestant perspective, the church and its leaders are just as fallible as Joe Bibleguy down the street. So (again from the Protestant perspective), when a Catholic believes the church's interpretation, they are getting a second-hand understanding of scripture from someone who is just as fallible as they are. To the Protestant, you are better off reading the scripture yourself, studying it firsthand.