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To: HarleyD

Quote: "Incredibly the author quotes all sorts of Catholic papers but never the scripture. Perhaps this is the true error."

Roman Catholicism has two sources of authority: Scripture and Tradition. Thus, the lack of Biblical references is no problem for the RC.


6 posted on 01/17/2006 6:26:59 AM PST by Fischer1483
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To: Fischer1483

These days it's more tradition than scripture.


8 posted on 01/17/2006 6:49:37 AM PST by HarleyD (Joh 6:44 "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up on)
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To: Fischer1483
Roman Catholicism has two sources of authority: Scripture and Tradition. Thus, the lack of Biblical references is no problem for the RC.

Which source is considered the "higher" authority? It seems in this case that Tradition is contradicted by (but nonetheless trumps?) Scripture. Still, this should be read as a University Professor's attempts to interpret Benedict XVI's Nov 30th address within the context of various earlier doctrinal pronouncements, and not explicitly as the words of BXVI himself.

12 posted on 01/17/2006 7:01:13 AM PST by Alex Murphy
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