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While the belief in Christ presence will forever remain a part of the deposit of faith as a Tradition, the tradition of Benediction may disappear without consequence (McBrien).
The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation teaches that Scripture and Tradition form one sacred deposit of revelation and that Tradition encompasses the "whole life, witness, teaching and worship of the church," thus Tradition is a living, dynamic reality that "develops in the church with the help of the Holy Spirit" (McBrien). The Augustine Club at Columbia University.
According to Catholic theologians, Tradition is never independent of Scripture, therefore is something is not found in Scripture, then it is not in Tradition, even if it is a legitimate tradition of the Church (McBrien).
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Smietana, Bob. "A turn in the right direction? Across Catholic and Protestant churches, orthodoxy movements" have sprung up to hold on to and defend what they see as the one true way of their particular tradition." U.S. Catholic. May 01, 2003. Retrieved June 10, 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
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