One question I like to ask Catholics is who has more authority? God, or their Church? The reason I ask this question is because Catholicism officially teaches that the Bible is, indeed, the word of God. It was inspired by Him, and is infallible by that token. By that same token, it should be supremely authoritative. If you know anything about God, you know that He is the highest authority. It should therefore be easy for a Catholic to admit "yes, the Bible has more authority than my Church" (although some Catholics, surprisingly, do have the audacity to say otherwise).
Usually, however, when I ask this question, the answer I receive is that the question need not be asked. Needless to say, in the eyes of a Catholic, the Catholic Church comes from God. They believe Christ Himself founded their Church upon Peter, citing Matthew 16:18 as proof of this, and claiming that the Pope, as Peter's successor, carries that same authority. They believe the Catholic Church teaches what God commanded them to teach, and that the teachings of the modern Catholic Church are identical to the teachings of the Apostles. Thus, asking "who has more authority, God or the Catholic Church?" is akin to saying "Who has more authority, God or God?" However, dodging the question in this manner validates it.
See, as a Christian, thoroughly vaccinated against Catholic theology, I also believe that, for example, Paul, spoke and wrote with the voice of God. I believe Paul preached the truth. I believe he carried the Gospel to the people, I believe he seeded churches, I believe he delivered authoritative doctrine, I believe he wrote inspired scripture, and I believe He was personally chosen to do all these things by Jesus Christ Himself. Paul, beyond all reasonable doubt, was a true Apostle, and I would have no issues submitting to his authority. However, I also have no issues with answering the question "who has more authority, God or Paul?" The obvious answer is God.
And Paul agreed.
Paul did not consider himself to be effectively synonymous with God. Rather, He considered himself as a steward of his mysteries. And you can absolutely question a steward. As a matter of fact, so confident was Paul in his own authority that he submitted to such questions. Pay close attention to Acts 17:10-12: "The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas to Beroea during the night. Upon arrival they went to the synagogue of the Jews. These Jews were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all willingness and examined the scriptures daily to determine whether these things were so. Many of them became believers, as did not a few of the influential Greek women and men." (NABRE).
This is a very big deal. Paul did not storm into Berea demanding they submit to his authority, interpreting scripture according to the teachings of the Catholic Church (which, at this point in history, had not even come into existence). No, the Jews, and even the Greeks, searched the scriptures daily, testing his teachings. They accepted Paul's teachings because they lined up with the scriptures. They did not interpret the scriptures to fit his teachings. Luke, interestingly enough, calls them "fair minded".
Paul never lost this attitude, either. In Galatians 1, Paul famously threatens himself with eternal damnation. Here is what he had to say in verses 6-9: "I am amazed that you are so quickly forsaking the one who called you by [the] grace [of Christ] for a different gospel (not that there is another). But there are some who are disturbing you and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach [to you] a gospel other than the one that we preached to you, let that one be accursed! As we have said before, and now I say again, if anyone preaches to you a gospel other than the one that you received, let that one be accursed!"
Once again, that's a big deal. Paul, his fellow Apostles, even angels from Heaven, are so subservient to the word of God that they have no authority to change, add to, or remove from it. According to Paul, there is one Gospel, and anyone preaching another is accursed. Not only did he repeat this sentiment twice in the same passage, but apparently, he also said it before. Since, you know, contrary to Catholic assertions, the oral teachings of the Apostles were no different to their teachings in scripture.
Paul says a lot more about his fellow Apostles. For one thing, he says we ought not think of them beyond what is written (1 Corinthians 4:6). In other words, if scripture doesn't say something about an Apostle, we don't need to think that of them. This, in and of itself, destroys the papacy. But another way Paul destroys the Papacy is by elevating himself to Peter's level. According to Paul, he is behind even the most eminent Apostle in nothing (2 Corinthians 11:5, 12:11). Thus, even if we consider Peter the most eminent Apostle, Paul was in no sense inferior to him. Even if Peter was a Pope, Paul was a Pope. Thus, everything Paul says about his own authority, up to and including "resist me when I resist God", he says about Peter.
And what a surprise, Paul puts this into practice! In Galatians 2:11-14, Paul rebukes Peter for his hypocrisy. Peter, fearing the Jews, temporarily became a Judaiser. Suffice to say, this is a terrible heresy, and so Paul "resisted him to his face", explaining his hypocrisy. Lovingly, of course. But fiercely, and zealously.
So, evidently, if asked "who has more authority", the answer is always God. You can put any contender next to Him, He'll win every time. You can set Him next to illegitimate authorities, like the Pope, or genuine Apostles, like Paul, or even Peter, God will always have more authority, and I have every confidence in saying so. Why, then, are Catholics rarely so bold as to admit this? When comparing God to the Catholic Church, why do so many Catholics dodge by saying it's a redundant question? It's simple: They cannot admit God has more authority because there is conflict between God and the Catholic Church. If they admit God has more authority than they do, they give us full permission (not that we need it) to search the scriptures daily to see if their teachings are true. But they preach falsehoods, up to and including a different Gospel. Thus, far from being the one true Church of Christ, the Catholic Church is a cursed Church. A Satanic counterfeit leading many to Hell. If Christ has all authority in Heaven and Earth, and even Catholics know He does, then let us listen to His word more than His stewards.