Catholics please share how you feel….

[Cathode]

That is a false doctrine that the RCC has foisted on you. We can see just in the manuscripts that we have from these "Bishops of the Church" that they did not all agree and some even brought heretical ideas into the church.

What you should be trusting is the inspired word of God, which you seem to have a hard time doing. Did you ever play the telephone game as a child, if you did then you know how unreliable the spoke word can be. That is why us scripture alone Christians trust the written word. We have solid evidence from the RCC that they are willing to alter the word of God for their perceived benefit.

No. The Spoken Word of God is guarded by The Holy Spirit, it abides forever, it’s very different from what the private interpreters have fabricated.
Telephone is exactly what happened to the private interpreters, they compounded each other’s errors till none of them resemble each other.
Each adds their error over time.

Apostolic Tradition maintains the same interpretation and understanding.

I could go back to Augustine’s time 1600 years and we would share the exact same interpretation, doctrines and worship.

You could go back to Luther’s time 500 years and he would burn you at the stake as a heretic.

 

[37818]

Yes, and those who succeeded the Apostles preached the same thing as the Apostles. Even without writings people heard the Gospel and the Apostolic interpretation and came to Christ.

Most of the Christian Faith was spread by Apostolic Tradition because most people were illiterate till recently.

In 1450 less than 1 in 5 people could read in Europe that’s less than 20%, and going back to the Roman times far far less.

In 1820 only 12% of the world population could read. And of those few were well educated.

It’s only in the last 70 years that literacy has grown from less than 45% to 86%.

Very few in Apostolic times could read.

The preaching of the Apostles was handed down Father to Son, not just the writings.

That’s why Paul said to hold to the Traditions ( plural ) , whether by word of mouth or by letter.

Scripture aloners stand in defiance of this scripture, they have no tradition that goes back to the Apostles, all their traditions go back to Luther, a tradition of men.

If it is contrary to the written word of God then it is wrong.

 

[JonC]

Due to length, thread is closed.