And who may I ask are these " excommunicated heretics"? Surely not Jesus's Apostles! As they were the same ones who DID write the N.T.
You will believe anything
the "church" tells you...why do they not actually teach through the written word in their "mass's"?
I did not say that ALL of the apostles had written the NT. Calvin and Luther are just both "isms" and mean nothing to me. If the bible pans out after comparing the verses then...it is NOT that hard to understand the simple Gospel, we are told to FEED upon it as man does NOT love by bread alone. And, we are told many times that immediately early on in the new faith, that MANY false teachers and prophets will worm their way into the "church".
And for all we know, maybe Nathaniel or Andre DID write things but it was not accepted in the cannon, or maybe they were illiterate? Barnaba's wrote a book, there's the book of Enoch...many writings that did not make it in the cannon.
You did not answer my question: Why does the CC not "teach"? like the Apostles did, and like the protestant churches do (not that they are always correct, but at least they TEACH)
The very possibility of progress demands that there should be an unchanging element . . . the positive historical statements made by Christianity have the power . . . of receiving,
without intrinsic change, the increasing complexity of meaning which increasing knowledge puts into them.
The Catholic Church, in agreement with Lewis, defines doctrinal development as a growth of depth and clarity in the understanding of the truths of divine revelation. It is important to understand that the substantial or essential truths at the core of each doctrine remain unchanged. Only the subjective grasp of men increases. This increase is the result of the prayerful reflection of the Church, theological study and research (often occasioned by heretical challenges), practical experience, and the collective wisdom of the Church's bishops and popes, especially when joined in Ecumenical Councils.
Like many Christian doctrines, the idea of doctrinal development is based on much implicit or indirect scriptural evidence. The best indications are perhaps Mt. 5:17, 13:31-2, Jn. 14:26, 16:13, 1 Cor. 2:9-16, Gal. 4:4, Eph. 1:10, 4:12-15. Furthermore, doctrine clearly develops within Scripture ("progressive revelation"). Examples: doctrines of the afterlife, the Trinity, the Messiah (eventually revealed as God the Son), the Holy Spirit (Divine Person in the New Testament), the equality of Jews and Gentiles, bodily resurrection, sacrifice of lambs evolving into the sacrifice of Christ, etc.
Not a single doctrine emerges in the Bible complete with no further need of development.
Development of Doctrine: A Corruption of Biblical Teaching?