tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post267433461037363820..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: Two paradigmsRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-9251404168418433762017-09-02T12:42:53.441-04:002017-09-02T12:42:53.441-04:00I repeatedly notice something assumed, without arg...I repeatedly notice something assumed, without argument, in the apologetics of such Roman Catholics. It's the assumption that the Magisterium is clearer than Scripture. The "Private judgment" that God has spoken authoritatively and finally in Scripture, they argue, leads to unregulated chaos. Whereas, if he speaks in the Magisterium, then this leads to order and uniformity (stop laughing and forget about the real-world Roman Catholic church for a moment). So, apparently, the direct words of Christ and the apostles.... are unclear, and a recipe for chaos. But the words of Popes, councils, church Fathers, etc. - these will enable the church to hold the line. i.e. The Bible and the directly inspired, directly appointed eye-witnesses of Christ are all unclear; many centuries later, the Pope is clear. It would be funnier if it were less blasphemous.David Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13177521181432533108noreply@blogger.com