Traditions

Spoken word of God, la palabra hablada de Dios

By Father Paul A. Duffner, O.P. 

One major difference between Catholicism and Protestantism is the different way in which they view divine revelation. For most Protestant religions the only true source of divine revelation is the BIBLE, and its interpretation is left to the conscience of the individual Christian. For the Catholic Church, however, God’s revelation is found in SACRED TRADITION, understood as God’s revealed word handed down by the living teaching authority established by Christ in the Church. That includes both written tradition (Scripture) and unwritten tradition received from Christ and handed down orally by the apostles and their successors. The Church founded by Christ on Peter, and only that Church, has been empowered by Christ to interpret His teaching authoritatively in His name.

WHAT IS SACRED TRADITION 

The word tradition is taken from the Latin word “tradere”- to hand down, to pass on. In this case it refers to a…