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| Augustine left a lot of good material, like this passage quoted in the Apology, but he supported Purgatory at times and deferred to the Pope. |
I decided against doing a essay within The Bible Book about the negative influence of the Church of Rome. Stealing authority has been the mainstay of Roman Catholicism since St. Augustine's time.
In the Pelagian controversy, he said in Latin, "Rome has spoken, the case is closed. (Roma locuta est, causa finita est)." He may have invented the rhyming quip.
He did not say, "The Scriptures reveal..." So, from the earliest days, Rome has stolen the authority of the Scriptures and abrogated doctrinal decisions to the pope.
Secondly, the papacy has enthusiastically forged documents to serve its purpose. Wiki these -
Symmachian forgeries
Codex Vaticanus?
The Catholic Encyclopedia has a funny post on forgeries, with the formal citations included about it - so everyone can look up Rome's spin on the topic. What could be more ironic that the forgery capital of world history clucking its cloven tongue and stomping its cloven feet about the topic?
Yes, there is something more ironic, but I will let Matt the Fatt explain it at his earliest convenience. He is quite busy running the LCMS into the ground, so be patient. He has work to do to finish his task.
Consider the history of forgeries when reading about Codex Vaticanus in the second edition of The Bible Book. There will be references to the scandals, but the topic deserves a book of its own. That is why I would rather deal with the treasures, so clearly taught in the Bible. The Gospel of John is next.
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| Luther was the master of doctrinal humor, steadfastly ignored by the humorless Objective Justification parasites. |
