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<http://www.cin.org/users/jgallegos/contents.htm> The Bible states in1 Timothy 3:15, "The church is the pillar and foundation of truth."
Cardinal Henery Neuman was a convert from Calvinism to the Anglican Church and finally to the Catholic Church. He stated “to be deep in the study of the History of the church is to cease to be Protestant”. Its Collary is also true, “to be deep in the study of the History of the church is to become Catholic”.
Rules for interpreting Scripture: Established by Pope Leo XIII in Providentissimus Deus (1893) seconded and confirmed by Pope Benedict XV in Spiritus Paraclitus (1920) and by Pope Pius XII in Divino Afflante Spiritu (1943) Pope Pius XII declared in Divino... that Leo’s encyclical Providentisisimus for interpreting the bible to "the supreme guide in Biblical studies"
Four rules for interpreting the Bible for the Catholic Church 1. Always pay attention to the Magisterium the authority of the Church 2. Beguided by what the early fathershad to say about a particular passage.
3. Always to be guided by what the Bible has to say as a whole (not key phrases here and there for defining ones theology and ignoring passages which do not fit one’s theology, see opening quote) 4. Always take the Bible Literally unless it is reasonably unattenable
I will maintain that a anyone who follows the last three rules will well over 90% of the time arrive at the same truths as the Catholic Church!! The true church must be that church which follows the teachings of those immediate successors of the Apostles. These are the Apostolic fathers who learned the faith at the foot of the Apostles. The Catholic church teaches the same things as those taught by the Apostolic fathers. It has not veered to the left or ritght but teaches the same today. If a Church comes a long 1,500 years later and teaches something different how can they have the truth. They claim truth based on their own authority yet teach things that are in contradiction to the Apostolic fathers. While they maintain a portion of the same teachings as the Apostolic teachings professing Christ as redeemer and savior and hence have portion of the Catholic heritage never the less they only have a portion of the loaf of bread. For since the Catholic churche teaches the same as the Apostolic Fathers only they have the complete loaf of bread.
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Theotokos is the ancient title for Mary, the Mother of God. This section will deal with various aspects of the Blessed Virgin Mary in patristic thought. Corunum will include such things as: Mary the Mother of God, the brethren of the Lord, Mary’s glorious Assumption, Mary’s personal sinlessness and her Immaculate Conception.
Assumption of Mary: Documents illustrating the bodily Assumption of Mary Immaculate Conception of Mary: Documents illustrating that Mary was conceived without the stain of original sin Theotokos: Documents illustrating that Mary was truly the Mother of God Perpetual Virginity: Mary was considered Ever-Virgin in the faith of the fathers. Mary had no child save Jesus Christ.
Veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a recurring theme in the writings of the Church Fathers. According to the Fathers, Mary is the Second Eve, the Ever-Vrigin, Theotokos and the vehicle by which salvation is brought forth.
Devotion to and Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary :Devotion and intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a common expression in the writings of the Church Fathers. According to the Fathers, Mary is the intercessor par excellence amongst all men.