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It is my understanding that Catholics believe that Pope can interpret the scriptures, but laypeople can't. Sort of how a Supreme Court judge can interpret the l
by david-gpu 1y ago
It is my understanding that Catholics believe that Pope can interpret the scriptures, but laypeople can't. Sort of how a Supreme Court judge can interpret the law, but a layperson can't, I guess.
- ForHackernews 1y agoThere's a long tradition of rabbinical interpretation, not just random believers making up what they want.
- techjamie 1y agoThere's plenty of that too. The entirety of Mormonism is basically one guy's 200 year old self-insert fan-fiction, as one notable example.