Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!snorkelwacker!think!samsung!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: jhpb@garage.att.com Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Chapter I: Of the Holy Scripture Message-ID: Date: 5 Jun 90 04:05:03 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: AT&T Bell Labs (Liberty Corner) Lines: 25 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu > No individual has the sure lock on the truth of interpretation of > Scripture or any other matter, and should never attempt to impose a > particular interpretation on others. We are all fallible, and must > remain mindful of that. I should like to see this proved from ecclesiastical history. Where is this doctrine to be found among the Fathers of the Church? Do we not find just the opposite? Joe Buehler [When carrying out discussions between Catholics and Protestants, we've got to find a way to go beyond Catholics citing the Father and Protestants citing the Bible. The basic problem is that there are two different sources of authority. To simply cite your own source isn't going to settle anything. I'm not sure whether Joe is doing this tongue in cheek, but it's surely an appropriate response to all the Protestant postings that cite Scripture without showing any signs of the differences in attitude towards Scripture among Catholics and Protestants. I'm not suggesting that Protestants should give up that authority. Indeed I believe tradition has been shown to be useful as a guide but a broken reed when used as any kind of final arbiter. But my I suggest that if we're to have any kind of reasonable discussion we've got to at least take into account the perspectives that others are coming from. --clh]