That's easy: the Catholic Church has always - for two thousand years, or fifteen hundred at that point - received Our Blessed Lord's teaching and she has never thought that she could change it, but has been tasked with preserving Our Blessed Lord's teaching intact. As part of her preaching, she wrote the books of the New Testament, decided which ones were inspired by God, and collected them, preserved them, and kept them inviolate.
Martin Luther, on the other hand, believed only in himself. He thought so much of his own opinion that he threw books out of The Bible - Old AND New Testament, and changed the wording in some passages to make them agree with what he thought they should be saying. Other reformers disagreed with him (to an extent) and put back the books in the New Testament, but not the ones in the Old Testament: they believed as well, that they knew better than 1,500 years of the Church, and Christ's guarantee to protect HIS Church until the end of the world.
The Pope and his cardinals are responsible for interpreting the Bible for Catholics. They publish their interpretation in The Catechism of the Catholic Church. Catholics consider the Pope to be God's representative on Earth. During the reformation some people decided that they didn't need a Pope and could interpret the Bible themselves. That was why Martin Luther translated the Bible from Latin into German
He thought that everyone should be able to read and interpret the Bible. This belief went against the teachings of the Catholic Church, in which only clergy could interpret the Bible.
He thought that everyone should be able to read and interpret The Bible. This belief went against the teachings of the Catholic Church, in which only clergy could interpret The Bible.
He thought that everyone should be able to read and interpret The Bible. This belief went against the teachings of the Catholic Church, in which only clergy could interpret the Bible.
He thought that everyone should be able to read and interpret The Bible. This belief went against the teachings of the Catholic Church, in which only clergy could interpret The Bible.
the Bible IS the word of God
Catholics are scattered across the globe. But most Catholics in the bible are from Jerusalem
John Brown's Self-Interpreting Bible was first published in 1778. It included notes and commentary to help readers better understand the text of the Bible.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Bible used by Catholics is called the Holy Bible, or the Sacred Scriptures, or just simply the Bible. It is a translation of the original Bible used by Jesus and the Apostles.
they both agreed that church teachings should be based on the words of The Bible
they keep the holy bible in a glass case
Catholics do not fear it as there is little truth to it. It is not considered canonical.