[ChristianApologetics.org: Anders Behring Breivik by Admin] "...On page 1,132 under the heading “European political solutions of the future”, Breivik states that the majority of Protestants have lost all respect for the Protestant church He then claims the church of Rome may be a better alternative for a number of reasons. This is very revealing as it shows where Breivik is heading theologically. For those versed in Protestant theology, the following two quotes (from many) show that Breivik is far from a Protestant, instead leaning very heavily toward Roman Catholicism:
The Role of Tradition
A few important factors is the apostolic succession and to the antiquity of the Roman Catholic Church. However, Scripture was never intended to be the believer’s sole guide for all of faith and practice; for all that he believes and does. Scripture and Tradition belong together as well.
Scriptures lack of relation to Church
Christ left a church, not a book, and that the Protestant doctrine of Sola Scriptura (by scripture alone) is illogical because the formation of the canon (i.e. what we recognise as Scripture) was itself a monumental act of the church. Thus, the Bible requires an infallible church.
Breivik’s theology is poor in other areas. For example, he states that the Bible was “dictated by God”, yet this is plainly not what Christians teach. This is in fact how Muslims believe the Qu’ran was delivered to the illiterate Muhammad.
The following is lifted verbatim from a Q and A section of his book:
Q: Are you a religious man, and should science take priority over the teachings of the Bible?
A: My parents, being rather secular wanted to give me the choice in regards to religion. At the age of 15 I chose to be baptized and confirmed in the Norwegian State Church. I consider myself to be 100% Christian. However, I strongly object to the current suicidal path of the Catholic Church but especially the Protestant Church..." Full text: ChristianApologetics.org: Anders Behring Breivik by Admin
