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The Eastern Orthodox Church rejected its own tradition and greatest scholars and patriarchs when it broke with the Chair of Peter. Maximus of Constantinople 650Ad John VI, Patriarch of Constantinople (715) St. Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople (758-828) This is long established...

The Chair of Peter had a long established apostolic authority. But Luther? You grant authority why?

Any of you guys ask what authority Luther had to interpret scripture differently to the whole Church? Or do you just grant him superior authority?

Once you understand Mary’s role in the totality and depth of scripture, you understand why She is body and soul in Heaven. Being the Ark of the New Covenant, Queen Mother of the Davidic line etc. But what I contemplate most of all is the fact that 100% of Jesus flesh and blood is Mary’s flesh...

Out of the mouth babies, many a profound truth has been said. That’s scriptural. This is an entirely Protestant story from a staunch Protestant pastor. This proof was given to him a grace was extended in answer to his prayer. People are free to ignore these graces, but it’s a serious mistake...

You didn’t watch the video obviously. The pastor didn’t tell her about the Assumption. He made that clear. He is a Protestant, asked God to reveal to him if the Assumption is true in prayer. Then his daughter has the dream and tells him the dream the next day. That’s why it was so shocking to...

The Apostolic Government teaches it, the Magisterium, the ones who canonised the Bible itself with the guidance of The Holy Spirit. It shows Protestants will even ignore God’s answer to their own prayer in favour of their own interpretations of scripture. Once an idol is made of their own...

Scripture, Tradition, Magisterium is the three leg stool of the Catholic Church. All are Apostolic. The Magisterium is the Apostolic government with Authority to declare dogma, teach doctrine. Protestantism is scripture plus human opinion, which is not a firm basis for any doctrine. So the...

Covered this. “Read on. “For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,who gave himself as a ransom for all.””

Catholics believe that Apostolic revelation is not all confined to scripture, there is also Apostolic tradition which explains scripture and Apostolic government. This is what I rely on for my beliefs, but personal experiences confirmed those beliefs.

What for you would count as “ proof “ of the magisterial authority of the Catholic Church?

Mary only leads to Jesus, Mary had unique exclusive access to Jesus before anyone else. If you want the most intimate connection to Jesus, it is through Mary. Mary points to Jesus always, that’s why the Rosary is a meditation on Jesus life.

Catholics are pre Bible Christianity, we have apostolic tradition and apostolic government guided by God and this government established the Canon of the Bible. These together complete the Christian religion. Magisterial teaching authority is handed down from the Apostles to teach the correct...

Tell that to Paul with his personal experience of Christ. Should he have dismissed it as proving nothing. One of the hardest things to explain to people at times is the discovery of spiritual realities through personal experience. Many are either not open or they would not respond when shown...

People think they understand the realities, but they really don’t, it depends on how open they are to it when shown. How they respond.