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The authority of the Catholic Church, founded by Jesus Christ, rests upon three inseparable pillars: Sacred Scripture, Sacred (Apostolic) Tradition, and the Magisterium. Together they form a single deposit of faith entrusted by Christ to His Church, ensuring that the fullness of divine revelation remains intact and faithfully transmitted until the end of time. Sacred Scripture is the inspired Word of God, written under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the voice of the Holy Spirit speaking through the sacred authors. From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible records God’s saving deeds, culminating in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Yet Scripture does not stand alone; it was produced within the Church and is rightly understood only within her living faith. Sacred Tradition (from the Latin traditio, “handing on”) is the oral and liturgical transmission of the same apostolic teaching. St. Paul commands the faithful to “stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter” (2 Thess 2:15). This includes the ancient Creeds, the prayers and rites of the liturgy, the writings of the Church Fathers, and the lived faith of the saints across the centuries. Tradition is not opposed to Scripture; it is the context in which Scripture is received and interpreted. The Magisterium (from magister, “teacher”) is the living teaching office of the Church, exercised by the Pope and the bishops in communion with him. Guided by the Holy Spirit, the Magisterium has the divine authority to authentically interpret both Scripture and Tradition. It does not invent new revelation, but guards and explains the Sacred Deposit of Faith once delivered to the saints (Jude 1:3). When the Pope speaks ex cathedra or an ecumenical council defines doctrine, the Church is protected from error. These three pillars are not three separate sources but one unified source of divine revelation. Scripture and Tradition are the remote rule of faith; the Magisterium is the proximate rule, the living voice that interprets them. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches (§82), “It is clear therefore that, in the supremely wise arrangement of God, Sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture, and the Magisterium of the Church are so connected and associated that one of them cannot stand without the others.” This beautiful triad is what the Church means when she professes in the Creed: “I believe in one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church.” Upon these three pillars — Scripture, Tradition, and Magisterium — the Church stands firm, founded on the rock of Peter, against which the gates of hell shall not prevail.

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Scripture can't be broken so they take away, add, or lie about it.