Q. 561. Must we ourselves seek in the Scriptures and traditions for what
we are to believe?
A. We ourselves need not seek in the Scriptures and traditions for what
we are to believe. God has appointed the Church to be our guide to
salvation and we must accept its teaching us our infallible rule of
faith.
Q. 562. How do we show that the Holy Scriptures alone could not be our
guide to salvation and infallible rule of faith?
A. We show that the Holy Scripture alone could not be our guide to
salvation and infallible rule of faith: (1) Because all men cannot
examine or understand the Holy Scripture; but all can listen to the
teaching of the Church; (2) Because the New Testament or Christian part
of the Scripture was not written at the beginning of the Church's
existence, and, therefore, could not have been used as the rule of faith
by the first Christians; (3) Because there are many things in the Holy
Scripture that cannot be understood without the explanation given by
tradition, and hence those who take the Scripture alone for their rule
of faith are constantly disputing about its meaning and what they are to
believe.
Q. 563. {130} How is the Church Holy?
A. The Church is Holy because its founder, Jesus Christ, is holy;
because it teaches a holy doctrine; invites all to a holy life; and
because of the eminent holiness of so many thousands of its children.
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