Do you mean like a "living" constitution subject to revision, modification and reinterpretation to suit the needs of the individual?
"How do you know anything about Jesus, except by the written word?"
By the Apostolic Traditions of the Church. Jesus established a Church upon the first Pope, St. Peter that was tasked with preserving, defending, interpreting and teaching all of the Revealed Word, not just the portion that the Church wrote down some 200-300 years later.
This reminds me of the thing Catholics do, where they wrongly claim church authority to be above the Bible..."
Reminds me of the mindless prattle espoused by those who know nothing of the Church.
I see. I hit the nail squarely on the head without even meaning to.
“Do you mean like a “living” constitution subject to revision”
No. It is truthfully sad that you don’t understand what it is for God’s word to be alive and preesnt.
“the Apostolic Traditions”
The apostolic line, if there ever was one, is shattered. There have been so many bad popes, so many bad clergy, that there is nothing left. You don’t want to believe that because it defines who you are, most likely defines who your whole family is. So you will go to any length, willingly suspend any disbelief, to maintain this “apostolic” notion. But even the least rational catholics I have debated with have admitted that their church’s history is littered with bad popes and clergy.
But who cares, right? It’s not even about the issues any more. It never was. It’s who you are.