“I’m suggesting that you open yourselves up to that accusation when you justify every tradition that’s come down over the last 2000 years by claiming that Paul proactively okayed it with his statement regarding traditions that had been established up to that point.”
Okay, so I was right - the premise I posted seems to be your premise. Now, about your comment above: What does it matter if we open ourselves up to FALSE accusations by ignorant people? If we have done what is right in the eyes of God what does it matter if fools think we have done something wrong? Remember, it’s a false accusation. We are more than willing to suffer the slings and arrows of those who hate Christ or His Church.
“By the way, I don’t have any problem with new traditions developing, as long as they don’t contradict scripture (which is, incidentally, the actual meaning of sola scriptura, in contrast to the way it tends to be misportrayed in these debates).”
I have no problem with new traditions either - as long as they are small “t” traditions. The Advent Wreathe is a new tradition Catholics borrowed from Protestants. I don’t have a problem with that. That’s not the kind of Tradition we’re talking about.
Well, you might want to compare notes with your brethren, because far from being false accusations by ignorant people, I have seen many Catholics defend uniquely Catholic teachings based solely on the authority of a pronouncement of a particular pope or the church in general, and in doing so have used Paul’s statement as their sole scriptural defense.