The Catholic Church is a source of scriptural and doctrinal authority

The Catholic Church is a source of scriptural and doctrinal authority
Subjects
The Bible	Christianity
Religion	Roman Catholic Church
Theology
Linking arguments
The Anglican Church is the descendent of an unbroken line of succession originating in the Christian church founded by the apostles of Jesus Christ The Bible is an accurate source of information The Bible is the only infallible source of knowledge about Christian doctrine The Bible contains all of the knowledge necessary to attain salvation The Bible is inerrant Christians can be absolved of sin by confessing them to priests ordained in the Catholic Church Christians should anoint people with oil The Christian God is one entity, with a divine Son who is a separate being; the Holy Spirit is God's power Christians should observe Easter Christians should perform the Eucharist Christians should excommunicate people in certain circumstances Christians should observe Christmas Christians should confess their sins to priests The Christian God consists of one entity Christ existed before Jesus of Nazareth The Christian God consists of one entity that appears in three different modes The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate entities God consists of three divine persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit The Godhead consists of three separate beings: God the father, Jesus and the Holy Ghost God consists of three divine persons: God, Christ and the divine Science God consists of three united divine persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit God consists of the Father, who existed before the Son, and with him, created the Holy Spirit In the Eucharist, the change of bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus occurs in a strictly spiritual manner In the Eucharist, bread and wine exists alongside the body and blood of Jesus Jesus the Son and God the Father are equal in substance Jesus the Son and God the Father are completely dissimilar in substance Jesus the Son and God the Father are substantially different Jesus had a human body and lower soul but a divine mind Jesus of Nazareth was born an ordinary human and was eventually adopted by God the Father Jesus the Son and God the Father are alike but inequal in substance Men and women have differing roles in Christianity Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus People are enslaved to sin and cannot be saved from it by their own will The Pope is the spiritually supreme ordained leader in Christendom Purgatory exists Souls are immortal according to Christian doctrine Sacred traditions passed down through apostolic succession have equal authority as the Bible

Supporting arguments

In the New Testament, it is stated that Jesus blessed an institution, which would be the true Christian church. The Catholic church is the claimant of this blessing. 

The early teachings of the church are equally important as the scriptures of the New Testament. 

Refusing to accept the primacy of the Catholic Church puts people's souls at risk by contradicting proper Christian teachings. 

Opposing arguments

No church has scriptural authority. Christians should only consult the Bible, which is the sole useful work in achieving salvation. 

• • Related argument: The Bible is the only infallible source of knowledge about Christian doctrine.