The holy and inspired Scriptures are fully sufficient for the proclamation of the truth. What is important is that the Fathers followed the meaning of the Scripture (Basil the Great). We are not content simply because this is the tradition of the Fathers. Regarding the things I say, I should supply even the proofs, so I will not seem to rely on my own opinions, but rather, prove them with Scripture, so that the matter will remain certain and steadfast. Neither dare one agree with catholic bishops if by chance they err in anything, (with) the result that their opinion is against the canonical Scriptures of God.

You really ought to learn to listen to the Fathers, too: Reflect that the sola Scriptura is asserted as applying to us, not the apostles and prophets through whom the Scriptures were written! Nobody ever claimed that the apostles and prophets through whom the Scriptures were written needed to have them in their hands before proclaiming their contents! And while the Scriptures are everywhere deferred to in the Bible, the New Testament certainly doesn’t portray Peter as exercising any similar personal authority! Various regional synods composed various NT canons at various times and places, no official list was adopted by the Roman Catholic church until Trent. In fact, that whole page you link to is pretty lame. The logic of that allegation that the sola Scriptura is unscriptural is about in the same league as that by which one perceives the BVM on the Fullerton Avenue overpass. However, lately I’ve been smiling at the idea of the Child Jesus scribbling pictures of Mommy all over - just because he can, you know?'Ĭ’mon, Jimmy. I admit I tend to roll my eyes when people see the Blessed Virgin in pieces of toast and parking garage walls. 'You probably caught that ‘Our Lady of the Underpass’ story. I forget her exact words, but she indicated that the election of Benedict represents the redemption of Germany: the country that produced Hitler has now produced a Pope. 'I saw a clip today of a young German woman being interviewed in Rome. However, a reader over at Relapsed Catholic had a wonderful comment on the matter, also working in an observation about our new Pope: So, when I saw this story about another such 'sighting,' I sighed and shrugged. That’s not a bad thing, per se, but certainly not something that should be taken seriously. It kind of reminds me of the child’s game of spotting pictures in clouds. Ordinarily, I don’t pay much attention to 'sightings' of Mary in all manner of creation.

Our lady of the underpass