1. Tradition

1. The foundation of the Jewish faith is Tradition. The foundation of the Catholic faith is the Jewish faith. Catholic faith and doctrine remained intact for over 2000 years because the Church defends itself against heresy with tradition. Heresy is built on sand and shifts With the tides and has no foundation. Critics of the Catholic Church reject tradition as a foundation of faith and rely on "scripture alone" which is a distortion of "all scripture." Papal primacy was taken for granted in the early church. Bishops from East and West and the early Fathers of the church attest to this. It is founded on Christ calling Peter the Rock and entrusting him With the "keys of the kingdom." Apostolic tradition has protected the church against heresies: such as Arianism Which was based on erroneous interpretation of scripture and did not coincide With the Teachings of the apostles.