15 The truth of tradition is seen as guaranteed through the succession of bishops from Peter to the current pope, who guard that tradition “in its full purity, so that led by the light of the Spirit of truth, they may in proclaiming it preserve this word of God faithfully, explain it, and make it more widely known.” In Catholic theology, “both Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture are to be accepted and venerated with the same sense of loyalty and reverence.”16
