Matthew 15:2 is exactly what I'm talking about. A show of holiness without the needed heart in the matter.
Yes, but that show took the form of traditional interpretation of the Law. You really can't evade that aspect of the passage. The passage doesn't just accuse the Pharisees of personal hypocrisy, but rather of following "the tradition of the elders." This is not a complete rejection of tradition. After all, Paul defends tradition in another context. But Jesus did reject this one, and others. He is often understood as rejecting the "oral law" completely.
I understand that Catholic touchiness about tradition. But surely the Catholic Church doesn't accept the traditions of the Pharisees. Prov 28:1.
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