But it is the fraction of Christianity which with about 700 millions Catholics is most spread globally and which has the longest history and tradition going back directly to the apostles. But the Catholic church does exactly this when it proclaims a dogma. My view of humans and truth has not changed at all as we with our restricted abilities on principle are not able to grasp all we see, perceive or experience. There have been fairly few occasions when the church stopped a dispute by proclaiming a dogma. This was only the case when there was the threat of a schism.
Someone has to have the last word and to state the official doctrine.
And usually this was done at the end of a time consuming and cumbersome process. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. The Protestants with their rule Sola Scriptura apparently only refer to the Bible as the only legitimate root of their theology whereas Catholicism uses a lot of traditions which are by no means deducible from Biblical sources. This has to be kept in mind when the Catholic church encourages continuation of such traditions as addition to the Bible as official reference. We have to keep in mind that they were formulated with the consciousness and language of people centuries ago, several times translated from one idiom into another.