How would Catholics know the church was true without the Bible?
The first writings occurred 17 years after Christ's ascension. The Bible was not compiled until 382 almost 350 years after Christ's ascension. Therefore, oral tradition, the liturgy, stained glass windows, frescoes, and even plays spread the Bible across the world for 1500 years and, as historians agree that the Bible's dissemination didn't actually occur until the 1700s when the printing press and the cost of the Bible's production decreased from roughly $256k (today's pricing back then) to today's pricing of $20-$150, even after Luther's objections the teachings of the Catholic Church occurred without the Bible being in the vast majority of people's hands. And for those who say we don't appreciate the Bible, I have a question for you. Who canonized the Bible you use today? In 382 AD, the Catholic Church compiled all 73 books of the Bible. Additionally, we have all the writings of the church fathers that reiterate everything we still believe today. Sts. Polycarp, Irenaeus, Ignatius, Origen, Optatus, Jerome, Augustus, Aquinas, etc. I'm guessing you've never read a single one of them.
Protestants believe paradosis means teaching in English. They're wrong. Which also means their translations used in the Martin Luther Bibles are also wrong. As paradosis means tradition in every instance it was written. Which means that 2 Thes 2:15 actually reads - Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught, either by an oral statement or by a letter of ours.
So, how would Catholics know the church was true without the Bible? We'd know from the writings of The Didache, The Epistle of Barnabas, the first and second epistles of Clement, the Epistle of Polycarp to the Philipians, The Shepard of Hermas, Irenaeus of Lyons, Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Origen of Alexandria, Cyprian of Carthage, Athanasius of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianus, Gregory of Nyssa, John Chrysostom, and Augustine of Hippo. All of their writings could easily prove the truth of the church without the Bible. Protestants, however, can't prove their religion without the Bible, and at that 40k+ differences in protestant understanding of the Bible means not a single one can prove it holds the truth of Jesus. 1 Tim 3:15 - But if I should be delayed, you should know how to behave in the household of God, which is [THE CHURCH] of the living God, [THE] pillar and foundation of truth.
(Bracketed emphasis my own.)
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Join me on @rumblevideo, @X, or @Twitch at 5:30 AM EST tomorrow for the next episode of The Ratio Show where I'm going to Rumble On: Ro Khanna Blames DOGE for Child Deaths, Mullin Drops Rosa DeLauro - Ep. 418, 6/27/26.
On tomorrow’s show: Pointing fingers at the wrong target, Congressman Ro Khanna claimed Elon Musk's DOGE cuts to USAID killed 4.5 million children — turns out he's wrong about both the body count and who's responsible. Angrily trying to ambush DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin over 3,900 children separated under the first Trump administration, Representative Rosa DeLauro got dropped on the spot when Mullin asked why she stayed silent about the 450,000 children Biden's administration lost entirely. Nutrition took a back seat to politics when Representative Brandon Gill cornered a SNAP director with one simple question: why are taxpayers footing the bill for sugary junk food that's bankrupting the country's health? Insufferable jealousy boiled over when a New York Times journalist had a full meltdown over MAGA women like Usha Vance, Karoline Leavitt, and Katie Miller simply enjoying their pregnancies — and Usha Vance trolled her perfectly in response. Cue the panic at MS NOW, where the left-wing media machine is losing its mind over the Supreme Court reaffirming something rather basic — that the Executive Branch actually has the authority to enforce the law. Stunned silence would be the appropriate response to a week like this, but the left doesn't do silence — they do meltdowns, and this week delivered plenty. From bad math to bad hearings to bad headlines, the left keeps melting down — because the truth keeps getting in the way of the narrative. This is The Ratio Show…Let's torch the nonsense.
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Today's Ratio Roast 🔥 SNAP Benefits Edition
SNAP benefits are used to buy sugary snacks.
Big Food’s government deals create bad health impacts.
But nutrition’s the game
Obesity’s insane—
Why are taxpayers paying for your cardiacs?
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I don’t give a damn about Netanyahu. The idea that American citizens who oppose the election of third world communists are somehow “helping Netanyahu” is so delusional and insane that it passes from a mere retarded talking point into full blown schizophrenia. Get help, Ryan.
RIDICULOUS: This fan is furious because Major League Baseball refused to punish Christian players for putting Bible verses on their Pride hats. 🤡
These activists do not just want tolerance or inclusion. They want absolute submission from everyone.
🚨The 14th Amendment was written to give freed slaves their rightful place in this nation. It was NEVER meant to be a golden ticket for anyone who can waddle across the border nine months pregnant or overstay a visa and drop a baby on American soil.
Stephen Miller said what every real American is thinking: "The idea that you can just set foot on U.S. soil and any child you have gets to be an American citizen and vote in our elections, collect our welfare, sit in our juries, is such an OUTRAGE to the idea of having a country."
This is not a fringe argument. It's history 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
He is intentionally trying to destroy the economy.
As stupid people vote for stupid things smart people leave and stupid shit gets worse driving out the rest
JUSTICE THOMAS: “[A]liens have no equal protection rights against the Federal Government.”
This should be the baseline position for every single GOP politician and lawyer, and we should tolerate nothing less.
I wholeheartedly agree with this woman.
Disproportionate Black involvement in violent crime demands federal leadership and zero-tolerance enforcement starting with the youth.
Chicago: Blacks ~30% of pop., 75%+ of homicides.
US: Blacks ~14% of pop., ~50% of murder arrests.
More prisons if needed for safety.
‘Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of people is fully set to do evil.”
Ecclesiastes 8:11 (MEV):
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🚨 TERRIFYING: Ugandan Mayor Mamdani is going full MUSLIM MODE almost every single day, showing America that New Yorkers officially FORGOT
He’s just rubbing it in our face. Islam is here to conquer.
Send them back and block Muslim migration!
I've been a critic of his lately, but Matt Walsh is right about this.
You're either going to help stop the rise of Socialism and Communism in the United States, or you're in our way.
Don't get in our way. Get in the fight instead.
Egyptian Coptic Christian explains how Islam took over:
“We are one of the first Christians in the world. Islam took over by the sword. They killed the men, raped the women, enslaved the children.
Egypt went from 0% to 90% Muslim. It’s a cult of sex, perversion and violence.”
No. The Supreme Court gave the power to the executive branch it is rightly due to determine when temporary protective status ends. Because it's temporary. And it made sure activist judges can't overrule the decisions of the executive branch because only the executive branch has the authority to determine if TPS applies and when it ends, not some liberal hack activist judge who doesn't know their place in our Constitutional Republic.
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Hasan Piker, an anchor baby born in New Jersey, was immediately taken back to Turkey, where he was raised and lived until he was 18. He grew up hating America, Christians, and Jews like everyone in Turkey. He came back to the U.S. as an adult to sow chaos.
Aber Kawas was born in New York to Palestinian Muslim parents. She grew up hating America and openly supports Hamas and Islamic jihad, saying America deserved 9/11 because of Islamophobia. She won the Democratic primary for NY State Senate.
Darializa Avila Chevalier was born in Florida to Dominican or Haitian parents. She converted to Islam, claiming that Palestine is the only thing that matters to her. Openly hates the U.S., calling it a disgrace of a country and was part of an organization that calls for its eradication. She won the Democratic primary for Congress in New York.
The enemy within.
TransAmericans are not Americans. They "identify" as Americans, but they seek to destroy America. It's time to denaturalize and deport them all. If you don't want to assimilate, then you need to go back to from whence you came.
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