Another oral tradition question!?

Question

Can any catholic give me an example of oral tradition that has no biblical base. That means that know where in scripture can this teaching be found. God Bless

Answer 1

Do you mean things like:

Believing that faith alone can save you?

Or that the Bible is the sole rule of faith?

Or that people can start churches with no authority whatsoever, from God?

Or that one can be saved without baptism, simply by asking Jesus to come into their heart?

Or altar calls?

Or substituting grape juice for wine in a communion service?

Or denying the authority that God clearly gave only to his church, the men he personally selected to govern it, and their duly ordained successors?

Or ignoring the plain words of Christ and teaching that the Eucharist (and all the other sacraments) are merely rituals, and purely symbolic)?

Or teaching that Christians are already saved, when the evidence is clear that there's lots more work to be done.

Or assuming that a mere apology can obtain forgiveness for sins, when true repentance is also required?

Or teaching and doing anything in opposition to the only church that Jesus ever founded ... the same church he promised to bless and keep until the end of time?

No. Catholics have no unscriptural traditions like these.

All Catholic teachings and practices are based on that which Jesus and the apostles handed down to us, faithfully transmitted through BOTH the oral and written traditions of the Catholic Church, which includes the Bible.

Answer 2

I know all kinds of oral tradition that can't be found in the Bible, but none of it is limited to Catholicism. One good example is the legend of Lilith (Adam's first wife) that's been recently discussed her on Y!A. Another is from the "Book of Enoch," which isn't a Christian document, about how angels fell in love with the daughters of men, had sex with them, and the women gave birth to a race of giants. The idea of the devil being a horned beast with a pitchfork isn't anywhere in Scripture. We can go on and on, but what good does it do? Those who believe believe, those who don't, don't.

Answer 3

i think catholics being a religion and not a race doubtfully have any oral tradition that is not about religion. but one of the best things they had to teach the ignorant were the walls and windows of the cathedrals.

Answer 4

Im not catholic but they have all kinds of tradition of man that make the power of the word void! Praying to marry is one, thts not in the bible,Confession to a priest, thats not in the Bible, ect. ect.

Answer 5

Dr. Boettner then gives us "Some Roman Catholic Heresies And Inventions" and the dates that these alleged "Apostolic" traditions were added to Roman Catholic theology &endash;
* Prayers for the dead, began about A.D. 300
* Making the sign of the cross 300
* Veneration of angels and dead saints, and use of images 375
* The Mass, as a daily celebration 394
* Beginning of the exaltation of Mary, the term "Mother of God" first applied to her by the Council of Ephesus 431
* Priests began to dress differently from laymen 500
* Extreme Unction 526
* The doctrine of Purgatory, established by Gregory I 593
* Latin used in prayer and worship, imposed by Gregory I 600
* Prayer directed to Mary, dead saints and angels, about 600
* Title of pope, or universal bishop, given to Boniface III 607
* Kissing the pope's foot, began with pope Constantine 709
* Worship of the cross, images and relics, authorized in 786
* Holy water, mixed with a pinch of salt and blessed by a priest 850
* Canonization of dead saints, first by pope John XV 995
* The Mass, developed gradually as a sacrifice, attendance made obligatory in the 11th century
* Celibacy of the priesthood, decreed by pope Gregory VII (Hildebrand) 1079
* The Rosary, mechanical praying with beads, invented by Peter the Hermit 1090
* Sale of Indulgences 1190
* Transubstantiation, proclaimed by pope Innocent III 1215
* Auricular Confession of sins to a priest instead of to
God, instituted by pope Innocent III, in Lateran Council 1215
* Bible forbidden to laymen, placed on the Index of Forbidden Books by the Council of Valencia 1229
* Purgatory proclaimed a dogma by Council of Florence 1439
* The doctrine of Seven Sacraments affirmed 1439
* Tradition declared of equal authority with the Bible by the Council of Trent 1545
* Apocryphal books added to the Bible by the Council of Trent 1546
* Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, proclaimed by pope Pius IX 1854
* Syllabus of Errors, proclaimed by pope Pitts IX, and ratified by the Vatican Council; condemned freedom of religion,conscience, speech, press, and scientific discoveries which are disapproved by the Roman Church; asserted the pope's temporal authority over all civil rulers 1864
* Infallibility of the pope in matters of faith and morals, proclaimed by the Vatican Council 1870
* Public Schools condemned by pope Pius XI 1930
* Assumption of the Virgin Mary (bodily ascension into heaven shortly after her death), proclaimed by pope Pius XII 1950
* Mary proclaimed Mother of the Church, by pope Paul VI 1965

And then Dr. Boettner concludes:
Add to these many others: monks - nuns -monasteries - convents - forty days Lent - holy week - Palm Sunday - Ash Wednesday - All Saints day - Candlemas day - fish day - meat days - incense - holy oil - holy palms - Christopher medals - charms - novenas - and still others.
There you have it - the melancholy evidence of Rome's steadily increasing departure from the simplicity of the Gospel, a departure so radical and far-reaching at the present time (1965) that it has produced a drastically anti-evangelical church. It is clear beyond possibility of doubt that the Roman Catholic religion as now practiced is the outgrowth of centuries of error. Human inventions have been substituted for Bible truth and practice. Intolerance and arrogance have replaced the love and kindness and tolerance that were the distinguishing qualities of the first century Christians, so that now in Roman Catholic countries Protestants and others who are sincere believers in Christ but who do not acknowledge the authority of the pope are subject to all kinds of restrictions and in some cases even forbidden to practice their religion. The distinctive attitude of the present day Roman Church was fixed largely by the Council of Trent (1545-1563), with its more than 100 anathemas or curses pronounced against all who then or in the future would dare to differ with its decisions.

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Answer 6

Sorry, I can't think of any.