Sola Scriptura and Infallibility

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As a Catholic, I believe the Catholic Church to have an infallible interpretation of Scripture. I believe this because of various Councils, and all the Popes, thousands of men, over the course of two thousand years, all praying to the Holy Spirit for guidance, working for the common goal of protecting the Church.
That being said, if a person believes in Sola Scriptura, then don’t they have to believe that their interpretation of Scripture is infallible. If not, then how can they be sure that what they believe is true.
If their interpretation is infallible, then why don’t all who profess Sola Scriptura agree.
I’m trying to understand why someone would accept Sola Scriptura.
 
I can only tell you what I’ve noted in my Protestant Bible study. Some don’t seem to know what the truth is on many issues but chose the truth that feels right for them. Others are firm in their belief but tend to take scripture out of context to prove a pre-conceived belief while leaving out scripture that contradicts their interpretation. In the study we are doing the leader openly admits she doesn’t know which interpretation is correct but she leans towards a certain one. :eek:

I noticed the sola scriptura folks rely on a lot of commentaries when they interpret scripture “on their own.”
 
I guess I’m trying to compare infallibities. I mean how can a person accept their own infallibility when studying Scripture, but discount the Catholic Churches infallibility when the Church has had two thousand years of studying and praying to back it up.
 
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I guess I’m trying to compare infallibities. I mean how can a person accept their own infallibility when studying Scripture, but discount the Catholic Churches infallibility when the Church has had two thousand years of studying and praying to back it up.
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Because the Church is on the other “team”. 😃
 
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