"This view arguably was also held by the Reformers...and is not a contradiction to their understanding of sola scriptura (which refered in 16th Century minds as final, unarguable authority, not solo authority).
Magisterial/Confessional protestants (Lutherans, Presbyterians/Reformed, and Anglicans) have always maintained it was the Church which had the responsibility of interpretation--hence the various confessions--hammered out and agreed to by highly qualified scholars in the church (not private interpretation)--which explain and detail what they aggreed in community as biblical doctrine."
Now there's an interesting fact! You guys ought to join us Orthodox and the Catholics in the lists when the Calvinists and their fellow travelers go on their sola scriptura tears here on FR! They are particularly active right now. :)
Of course the question becomes who controls the church authority--and how the priesthood of all believers comes into it...
A lot of FReeper Calvinists (as is true for all of America) by the way are Baptists...who don't accept covenant theology, which I believe is key to understanding Calvin at all. Calvinist Baptists too tend to be annoyingly dogmatic, loving to hammer away, in my humble opinion.... (you should meet some of my conservative Presbyterian seminary professors...some of the mildest most agreeable men you can find...with solid conviction!)
Thomist Roman Catholics (following Aquinus) actually are the Augustinian (call them Calvinist) wing of that body...not in favor for close to 500 years now. Those darn Franciscans and Jesuits!