The Book of Kells: an old Irish Bible manuscript that is one
proof of thousands of how little Catholics valued Holy Scripture
It's easy to “prove” that Church fathers believed as Protestants
do with regard to sola Scriptura, (Holy Scripture as the only
infallible norm of faith, and the denial of the infallibility of
popes, the Church, and ecumenical councils), when only one
aspect of their beliefs and writings (their view of Holy
Scripture) is stressed and equally important portions about
tradition, the authority of the Church, and apostolic succession
are omitted. A half-truth is as bad as an untruth. If the
fathers are only cited when they write about Scripture, with
carefully selected tidbits, chosen for the Protestant “ear”,
then they will look a lot like Protestants, especially if
someone is predisposed to read Protestantism (or reasonable
facsimile thereof) into their views in the first place. For this
reason, one must also examine what these same fathers think
about tradition, the Church, councils, bis