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You need to read that again my friend. I said that Paul would not say anything contrary to what He wrote.How could he say or write something contrary to what he was saying and writing?You should learn to think through your answers, this makes no sense whatsoever.
Again, why would Paul contradict what he was writing? Both oral and writen tradition are equally inspired by God. They are co-equal with each other, because they come from the same source.
My religion teaches that Peter was actually Jesus' dog He brought with Him from heaven. Now, show me in the Bible that proves that's not true!
The Rosary is not a doctrine. I rarely practice the Rosary, it is not considered an essential element of salvation. Rather, it is a method of prayer. If you like it, it helps keep one spiritually focused, if you don't, then do what works, but to denounce it as a "tradition of men that contradicts Scripture" is just plain silly, because it isn't a part of Catholic doctrine. It is about as doctrinal as the flower arrangements on the altar during Mass. It ain't. Stop tipping at windmills, it will make your conversations much more productive and helpful.
Yes, Scripture states that Peter was a fisherman who didn't even know who Jesus was until Andrew introduced them.
Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture are drawn from the same source, therefore they cannot contradict each other, unless you believe that God can confuse and contradict Himself.
The Protevangelium is a book, not Tradition. Sacred Tradition is, simply speaking, a manner of interpreting Scripture. The Protevangelium has never been considered inspired. It contains wonderful information and it a good read, as it the Didache, and most of the writing of the ECFs. God controlled the canonization process, and I am not in a position to question His methods or reasons.
If you understand how Scripture came to be, you have to at least accept that for a very long time, the Scriptures we all just letters to communities. Even the Gospels took years to find their way into general use by the Christian communities. Until the books of the bible were set upon and generally accepted, they were considered just that, pastoral letters from Apostles to different communities that addressed certain problems, or generally gave support and encouragement (remember, Christians were being persecuted while these letters were being written and circulated). The most reliable form of teaching at the time was word of mouth teaching from the Apostles, then later the Bishops (episcopoi) and deacons (diakonoi) they appointed (Timothy, Philemon, and Stephen are good biblical examples). Now, they had the Old Testament available to them, and the most common form of Scriptures used in the areas that Paul was evangelizing was the Septuagint. Regardless of what one thinks about this version of Scripture, it is historically verifiable that this was the most commonly used version of Scripture at the time. This is why the Gospels of Luke and Mark go through a very detailed lineage of Jesus in their beginings, to show that their new message (the Gospel) was in synch with established belief. Paul debates with the Thessalonians for weeks before they reject his new teaching (oral tradition). The Bereans accept it, and are considered noble for it. But the fact of the matter remains, if you were to go by the letter of the established canon, there was something about the new message that was objectionable, therefore people who came to faith, did so in a combination of oral tradition and Inspired Scripture. The two are inseparable.
