Hi there. I'm currently considering Christianity, and particularly Roman Catholicism. I just have a question that I thought would go here, as it deals with the Catholic Church specifically.
One site (cannot link, bing search "sola scriptura defended," it should be the first one) defended Sola Scriptura by saying that the Roman Catholic Church is already divided and cannot say that Sola Scriptura leads to divisions. I discovered recently that the numbers given by its source (Barrett study) are faulty, as the study assumes any difference in a country means a different denomination. This, as well as the horrible site graphics and design, makes me discredit the site.
However, the question remains: what is a rite and, more importantly, why is it not a denomination? I am sure there is a logical explanation, I just do not know it.
One site (cannot link, bing search "sola scriptura defended," it should be the first one) defended Sola Scriptura by saying that the Roman Catholic Church is already divided and cannot say that Sola Scriptura leads to divisions. I discovered recently that the numbers given by its source (Barrett study) are faulty, as the study assumes any difference in a country means a different denomination. This, as well as the horrible site graphics and design, makes me discredit the site.
However, the question remains: what is a rite and, more importantly, why is it not a denomination? I am sure there is a logical explanation, I just do not know it.