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If the Catholic Church truly has Magisterial authority, the Bible is potentially dangerous since it sometimes competes with Catholic teaching

Responding to Catholic Apologists on Purgatory 00:23:41 – 00:24:12

Following the logic of Magisterial authority to its conclusion

If Church authority is the ultimate arbiter, a layperson reading the Bible could be 'led astray' because some biblical teachings conflict with official Catholic doctrine. Mike sees this as explaining why the common people were historically discouraged from reading the Bible in Catholic tradition — and takes it as a significant red flag.

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