James White (02/06/2017) - Sola Ecclesia Preached by Robert Sungenis
Here James White critiques the debate Robert Sungenis had with Dr. Tony Costa in 2017.
I have to admit, I think James makes a great case for the Catholics having sola ecclesia as its answer to sola scriptura. I don't think it quite works because ultimately the Catholic Church does not define dogmas without using any Scriptural or Tradition to substantiate its position. So the Church is the authority above Scripture and Tradition, which are the two sources of Divine Revelation. I think that's fair to say.
As I understand it, the Catholic apologetic is that Jesus never commanded for anything to be written, as recorded by Scripture. So, the Church may have just as well spread the Gospel through the centuries entirely by word of mouth, as it did for at least the first decade of Christianity.
I think James White's critique here should be seriously studied by professional Roman Catholic apologists because he does raise some very good points.
I have to admit, I think James makes a great case for the Catholics having sola ecclesia as its answer to sola scriptura. I don't think it quite works because ultimately the Catholic Church does not define dogmas without using any Scriptural or Tradition to substantiate its position. So the Church is the authority above Scripture and Tradition, which are the two sources of Divine Revelation. I think that's fair to say.
As I understand it, the Catholic apologetic is that Jesus never commanded for anything to be written, as recorded by Scripture. So, the Church may have just as well spread the Gospel through the centuries entirely by word of mouth, as it did for at least the first decade of Christianity.
I think James White's critique here should be seriously studied by professional Roman Catholic apologists because he does raise some very good points.
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