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The sixteenth century Protestant Reformation called into question various aspects of late medieval Church teaching having to do with the nature of the Church, the sacraments, and the relationship between the authority of Scripture and the authority of Church tradition. Arguably the biggest issue that eventually divided Protestantism from Roman Catholicism, though, had to do … Read more
In a previous post, I addressed a popular interpretation of the Protestant principle of sola scriptura (“Scripture alone”), arguing that Protestants still must acknowledge church tradition to be to some extent authoritative, even if Scripture is their highest theological authority. In this post, I will address a popular interpretation of the Protestant principle of sola … Read more