For the catholics.. which is more important? yor sacred tradition or the bible?

Question

what if the bible doen't coincide w/ your teachings... which one will you believe?

Answer 1

There are three pillars to the Catholic Church. As everyone knows, a three legged stool is more stable on uneven ground than a four legged or two legged stool.
The three pillars are Sacred Tradition, the Bible, and the Magesterium (the councils of bishops, the pope, etc..) There is not one that is greater than the other, they are all equal.
As for Sacred Tradition and the Bible, you can't really have one without the other. How do we have the Bible today?? The early Christians passed on the Sacred Traditions of reading, teaching, and preaching the Bible. Without Tradition, not many would know about the Bible.

Answer 2

Both.

Even though slavery is approved of in the Bible and Jesus never taught explicitly against it, because of Apostolic Tradition and taking the overall message of the Bible to love our neighbor, Catholics believe that slavery is evil and totally against the will of God.

Holy Scripture and Apostolic Tradition walk hand in hand.

The Catholic Church does not use Holy Scripture as the only basis of doctrine. It could not. The early Catholic church existed before and during the time that the New Testament was written (by Catholics).

There were hundreds of Christian writings during the first and second centuries. Which New Testament writings would become official was not fully decided until about 400 AD.

Catholics believe that the Holy Spirit was guiding the early church (and is guiding the church today) to make the correct choices about things like:
+ The Holy Trinity (which is also only hinted at in the Bible)
+ Going to church on Sunday instead of Saturday (which is actually directly against one of the Ten Commandments)
+ The Communion of Saints
+ Which writings include in the New Testament?

Things that are even more modern like
+ Slavery is bad. Slavery is never declared evil in the Bible. This was one of the justifications for slavery in the Confederate States.
+ Democracy is good. The Bible states that either God should be the leader of the nation like Israel before the kings or kings should be the leader, "Give to Caesar that which is Caesar's." This was talked about a lot during the American Revolution.

This second source of doctrine is called Apostolic Tradition.

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

It is not possible for any conflict to exist between the teaching of the Catholic Church and the Bible. The Catholic Church compiled the Bible from its own writings (and Jewish writings). The principle criterion for acceptance of New Testament writings into the Bible was absolute agreement with everything the Catholic Church had already taught for over 350 years. On that basis, the Catholic Church accepted 27 New Testament documents into its book, and rejected nearly 100. The teaching of the New Testament and the teaching of the Catholic Church are one and the same. The New Testament is simply those portions of Catholic teaching that early Catholic leaders addressed in their correspondence.

Likewise it is not possible for any conflict to exist between Scripture and Apostolic Tradition, because both are the Word of God, and the Word of God cannot conflict with itself. Everything Jesus taught the Apostles was the Word of God from the moment it left His lips, because Jesus is God. The Apostles preached and taught the Word of God for many years before any of it got written down. It did not become the Word of God when they wrote it. It had already been the Word of God for many years before that. Likewise, anything Jesus taught them that never got written down was also the Word of God. This teaching has been passed through the centuries the same way the Apostles spread the Word of God, by preaching and teaching. Apostolic Tradition plus Scripture equal the full and complete Word of God, and therefore the full and complete teaching of His Church.

Answer 4

Which do you think came first -- the teachings of Christ, or the books of the New Testament? How do you think the Apostles spread the good news before the NT books were written? THE BIBLE DID NOT FALL FROM THE SKY. The Catholic Church existed before even one word of the NT was written. It was her members who wrote it, her members who canonized it, her members who copied it, and her members who translated it. Some teachings were written down, some weren't (John 21:25). Even the Bible says to "hold to the traditions" we were taught, "either by word of mouth or by letter" (2Thes. 2:15)!

Answer 5

I am not a 'Catholic'. I am an Anglican, so I might call myself (as many of do) an 'Anglo-Catholic'.

There are many, many ways that the scriptures have been interpreted. In fact, I think you would find conflicts even within Roman Catholicism, and within any denomination.

If you are reading the Bible and finding that it goes against teachings and doctrine of your church, then you have some questions to be asking of yourself, your church, and even of the Bible.

Answer 6

Tradition! We don't follow the Bible. Tradition is more important. Who cares if Baptizing babies isn't in the Bible, it's tradition! Who care if praying to Mother Mary and the Saints isn't in there, it's tradition! We want tradition and religious ceremony "Wine and Waffers!" So we made some stuff up! Big deal! Do you realize how much money we make! People like tradition! They need tradition! Without it, what do we have? Empty wallets! That's what we have! So don't rock the boat! Come get some Wine and Waffers and put some money in the basket. It's tradition!

Answer 7

The Bible and the Church

Arihaz we are not brainwashed we believe in the Bible and follow the Bible

God Bless You

Answer 8

Great question. But to catholics the word of the pope and the human made church is more important that God's word in the bible.

Catholics are brainwashed.

Answer 9

difficult question,l but I would go w/ 'bible' as it is
the sacred word of "God" not all Catholics would
agree w/me,but that is my answer.

Answer 10

Sacred traditon 'is' the Bible!
You?