E-mail from listener: Sola Scriptura?
Friday, October 9th, 2009
Here is a circumspect letter from a Catholic listener about a doctrine we’ve covered for the last couple of days on the radio, sola scriptura, i.e., that scripture is the sole final authority for Christian faith and practice.
Sphere: Related ContentDr. Creamer, I am Catholic and I listen to your program everyday and I enjoy it even though I disagree with most of your theology. I am not able to call in to your show but I want to address sola scriptura.
But before I ask my question I must take issue with several comments. First the Catholic Church does not and never has believed in ongoing revelation.
From the Catechism # 66 There will be no futher revelation: …no new public revelation is to be expected before the glorious manifestation of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Yet even if Revelation is already complete, it has not been made completely explicit, it remains for Christian faith gradually to grasp its full significance over the course of the centuries”
Example: About ten years ago Pope John Paul II spoke from (more…)
