Should extra-biblical traditions carry the same weight as Scripture?
The short answer
Distinguish traditions from Tradition. All churches have traditions, but Sacred Tradition expresses the authority Jesus gave Peter and his successors — the authority that taught orally before the New Testament existed and later discerned its books. The Church is bound to both Tradition and Scripture.
Traditions vs. Tradition
All churches have traditions. Sacred Tradition, with a capital T, is a direct expression of the authority Jesus gave Peter and his successors.
Before the New Testament
For over a century there was no New Testament; what was taught was oral Tradition, and the faithful relied on the authority Jesus gave the Church's leaders. That authority eventually compiled the New Testament, discerning which books belonged.
Bound to both
Whatever the Church teaches, she is bound to be faithful to Tradition and Scripture. She cannot approve anything she chooses — for example, she cannot permit anything but grape wine and wheat bread for the Eucharist.
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