Tradition and the Church

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Scripture and Tradition are the two sources of the Catholic Faith. Everyone knows what Scripture is, but what exactly is Tradition? As the author states, "As far as I know, there is little (written on this topic) in any language." Written by a priest from Malta with two doctoral degrees and first published in 1928, this book exposes all aspects of Tradition, so that once a person has read it, he will never again question the nature of Tradition and will have a healthy respect for what has come down to us from the Apostles. The author admits that he wrote this book as a "bridge" to "span the chasm" that has developed between modern man's current religious thinking and the Living Christian Tradition that was handed down by Jesus Christ through the Apostles and the Catholic Church. This book is a wonderful aid for those Christians separated from the Catholic Church.

Making many important distinctions, Msg. Agius explains the relationship of Tradition to Sacred Scripture, the means by which Tradition is safely transmitted, the reasons for the incorruption of Catholic Tradition, the bases of the Church's dogmatic definitions, the authority and dominant role of the Fathers of the Church regarding what is included in Tradition, the necessity of Apostolic Succession, the inability of the Protestant system to maintain Christian teaching in its purity, and many other points. The author also shows that Tradition precedes Scripture - both historically and theologically.

Every priest, bishop, cardinal, seminarian, and layperson should read this book which will help clarify our understanding about the nature of Catholic Tradition and of the entire Deposit of Faith, and how we should all revere and cherish the Tradition of the Catholic Church - the Church which is the vehicle of our salvation.