(February 29, 2016 at 12:04 pm)God of Mr. Hanky Wrote:(February 29, 2016 at 11:42 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Ok that's fair, and I agree.
Catholicism DOES cherry pick from the bible. I'm glad it does. The reason we do so is because we think the Church is above the bible. Church first, bible second. Poca did a good job of explaining for me that Catholicism isn't about following the bible as closely as possible. We believe the Church was founded by Jesus Himself and has ties to the divine. We believe that takes precedence.
Being that the church isn't one individual's opinion, and even the popes get replaced when they die, then how can you call that source of morality "objective"? You know papal opinions change your doctrines, therefore how can you possibly regard any papal opinion as an objective and perfect source of morality? You surely can't call that "eternal"!
Actually, papal opinions don't change doctrines. Papal infallibility only applies when a pope makes an official infallible pronouncement. This is a huge deal and has only happened like 2 times in Church history. It's not like every opinion the pope has about something becomes doctrinal teaching.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
