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2007-10-08 17:23:31 · 3 answers · asked by cristoiglesia 7 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

Thanks James, I was not aware of that fact.

2007-10-09 15:25:35 · update #1

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Even the "founder" of Sola Scriptura (Martin Luther), near the end of his life, was afraid that "any milkmaid who could read" would found a new Christian denomination based on his or her "interpretation" of the Bible. Luther opened a "Pandora's Box" when he insisted that the Bible could be interpreted by individuals and that It is the sole authority of Christianity. Why do we have over 20,000 different non-Catholic Christian denominations? The reason is individuals' "different" interpretations of the Bible.

What did Martin Luther, the Protestant Reformer, state about the Bible? In his "Commentary On St. John," he stated the following: "We are compelled to concede to the Papists that they have the Word of God, that we have received It from them, and that without them we should have no knowledge of It at all." Regardless of what non-Catholic Christians may think or say, according to secular, objective historians, the Catholic Church alone preserved Sacred Scripture throughout the persecution of the Roman Empire and during the Dark Ages. All non-Catholic Christian denominations owe the existence of the Bible to the Catholic Church alone. Why did God choose the Catholic Church to preserve Scripture if It is not His Church?

2007-10-08 22:22:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Sola Scriptura wasn't pleased with Luther.

2007-10-09 00:27:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

Luther accepted the 3 Catholic Creeds as authoritative and, thereby,accepted the 1st 4 Ecumenical Councils as authoritative.

2007-10-09 21:40:47 · answer #3 · answered by James O 7 · 0 1

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