Acts 8:31

Whenever catholics try to defend their traditions they always use the bible

the fact that you are quoting scripture to me to prove your point, proves my point

the base is scripture

The two are mutually exclusive?

no

Well, there you go then

I'm not Roman Catholic, btw

its just that some traditions or interpretations become corrupted

like indulgences

But what I've been taught within the Orthodox Church is that, yes, Scripture is the base

protestants just disagreed with the catholics interpetations, so we split

But there is Holy Tradition that has grown from it

But if it's a matter of interpretation, by what standard can it all be judged?

Or, more clearly, how can you tell if one interpretation is right where the other is wrong?

you debate it

They can't BOTH be right, and if it's worth fighting about they can't BOTH be wrong.

Debate from what?

debate your intepretation from the scripture and the original greek and such

thats how you come to know truth in anything

I mean, yes, I believe there is truth to that

That what the Church has done historically

But it has also set precedent

And built of 2000 years of consistent Tradition that grew forth from the Scripture and those who applied it in their lives.

I mean, that's the whole point of the Ecumenical Councils

we just dont like the way its grown. if you end up with mary and saint worship and indulgences then something has gone wrong

And Christ Himself said the gates of hell will never prevail over the church

sure the chruch dosent do indulgences anymore

but it did

and has gone back on it

which kind of undermines the whole infallibility thing

The Roman Catholic Church did

Again, I'm not Roman Catholic

dosent matter

you were the one that claimed sola scritura lead to disaster

and ive never heard an argument against it

scriptura

Neither the Roman Catholics nor the various and sundry sects of Protestantism act in ways consistent with the Scriptures or Holy Tradition.

Well I did. You can confidently point out that the Roman Catholic interpretation is incorrect, but how can you know yours is correct, using just the scriptures as written?

thats a big question