"Tradition" vs "tradition"

[TimothyH]

Maybe this is just a frustrated rant…

Lower case “t” tradtion are things which we have done traditionally, for a long time. Lower case “t” tradtion can change.

Upper case “T” Tradtion is the body of truth which has been revealed to us by God and which forms the basis for all Catholic dogma, doctrine and teaching. Upper case “T” Tradition is better expressed as “Sacred” to indicate that it is of divine origin, as in Sacred Tradtion and Sacred Scripture. Sacred Tradition can never change.

For example, the Tridentine form of the Mass and the current Third Typical Edition (Ordinary Form) of the Mass are tradition and can change. That bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Jesus Christ with the words of institution is ***Sacred Tradition ***and can never change.

I’m not trying to argue about forms of the Mass but only use it as an example. I hear people use the terms Tradtion and tradtion interchangeably, but they do not mean the same thing.

-Tim-

 

[DavidFilmer]

Maybe this is just a frustrated rant…

Why the frustration? You described the difference in a very cogent and succinct manner.

 

[WingsOfEagles]

You’re absolutely right that there is a difference. I do think that on the internet, grammar is not always perfects and people tend to leave out capital letters.

 

[simspt]

Maybe this is just a frustrated rant…

Lower case “t” tradtion are things which we have done traditionally, for a long time. Lower case “t” tradtion can change.

Upper case “T” Tradtion is the body of truth which has been revealed to us by God and which forms the basis for all Catholic dogma, doctrine and teaching. Upper case “T” Tradition is better expressed as “Sacred” to indicate that it is of divine origin, as in Sacred Tradtion and Sacred Scripture. Sacred Tradition can never change.

For example, the Tridentine form of the Mass and the current Third Typical Edition (Ordinary Form) of the Mass are tradition and can change. That bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Jesus Christ with the words of institution is ***Sacred Tradition ***and can never change.

I’m not trying to argue about forms of the Mass but only use it as an example. I hear people use the terms Tradtion and tradtion interchangeably, but they do not mean the same thing.

-Tim-

Common objection by Protestants… There is nothing substantially different between Scripture and Tradition in content only diferent in medium… Tradition holds no Revelation that can’t be found in Scripture. Is the canon (exclusive list of authoritative Scriptures) part of Tradition? The living transmission? Aposolic Succession?? Can you provide what is part of Tradition vs traditiion??

In Christ