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Hi, Susie —
You generally answer people like this:
- by knowing the Teachings of the Church and the
Biblical basis for some of our teachings.
- by reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church so you know what we believe as Catholics.
- by remembering that the Church came before the
Bible.
The Bible was written by Catholics, for Catholics,
for use in the Catholic Church.
That's just History 101. A book by Henry Graham
called, Where
we got the Bible is a good read on the subject.
Before
382 A.D. at the Council of Rome, there was no known set of books we know as
the Bible.
- Would your friend say that before 382 A.D.,
nobody existed in order to be saved?
Here is a Scriptural
defense for some of our teachings.
It may help.
These postings may help too:
Mike |
