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Why doesn the Catholic Church rely only on the Bible alone in matters of faith?

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Why doesn the Catholic Church rely only on the Bible alone in matters of faith?

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“Christ left a Church to teach, govern, and sanctify in His name until the end of time. To reject that authority is to reject Christ and His Gospel. We Catholics accept the Bible as an authority in matters of faith because it is God’s inspired Word. However, we cannot accept it as the only rule of faith for the following reasons.” “It goes against the BIBLE. Scripture tells us that Christ left a Church with divine authority to govern in His name (Mt 16:13-20, 18:18; Lk 10:16). Christ promised that this Church would last until the end of time (Mt 16:18, 28:19-20; Jn 14:16). The Bible also tells us that Sacred Tradition is to be followed alongside Sacred Scripture (2 Thess 2:15, 3:6).” “The doctrine of Sola Scriptura is not found in Scripture. In fact, the Bible tells us we need more than the Bible alone. The Bible confirms that not everything Jesus said and did is recorded in Scripture (John 21:25 and that we must also hold fast to oral tradition, the preached word of God (1 Cor 11:2; 1

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