Is it the church or the Bible?

In Catholicism, the Pope claims the final right to interpret scripture.  That means the church has final say on all matters that concern it.  To be a Catholic is to accept the Pope's conclusions.  To disagree with his conclusions is to be a Protestant.

In Protestant thought, the individual believer makes the final decision on how he interprets the Bible in his own life.  Groups of Protestants form according to their common conclusions.

When conflict arises, I'm not comfortable trying to resolve it with the phrase, "What would Jesus do?"  This phrase tries to associate divine authority with a human interpretive conclusion.

I need to hear, "What does the Bible say?" And then listen to all the shades of interpretation.  This, I think, is what makes a Protestant.