https://christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-r010.html
When Mary Ann Pakiz converted to Catholicism she was told to burn her King James Version Bible. She eventually entered the Order of St. Benedict. Despite her devotion, only years later did she become a true follower of Christ. Here is her fascinating story in her own words, explaining what she was taught in the Catholic Church, what was wrong with it, and why she came to the personal conviction that the only way she could truly follow Christ was to leave the Catholic church. She explains why she is now confident and at peace about her final destination, Heaven.
There was a video posted over at Christianity.win not too long ago, it was an end times prophecy subject, the preachers name was Randy something, he used numbers and scripture to calculate coming events. It was a roundtable discussion type thing with a radio host. Among the other guests was a baptist preacher and a catholic. The catholic was totally clueless, every scripture quoted was a big surprise to him. Even the basic concepts of salvation eluded him. I'm too busy to find a link but it's worth a watch.
It's probably due to the fact that the Catholic priests interpret the Bible for their parishioners, rather than to allow the parishioners to read the Bible for themselves and interpret it. It's all about control.
Fren, I am not "bashing" Catholics. I am, however, "bashing" the Catholic Church.
All men are sinful, you and I are sinful...and, by extension, the most lowliest priest up to and including the Pope are sinful. Do not put your faith in man, but only in God who is perfect and wise and loving.
I urge you to watch both of these videos from beginning to end. Even if you still do not agree with my position, it will at least show you why I believe what I do.
I challenge you to take the time. Are you up to the challenge, fren?
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/secrets-of-the-vatican/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN0k7cpFU3Y
Romans 3:23
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
I find it highly amusing you took the name of Daniel but you dont understand his words.
Excellent point actually.
This seems to be a rather malicious assertion, given that you think the parish Priests control the readings it shows me you aren't quite informed on what you are speaking about. Readings are on a 3-year cycle, which means if you were to attend Daily Mass every day for 3 years, you would have heard the entire Bible read aloud. I've never heard a Priest downplay the act of reading Scripture; there is even a partial indulgence for reading Scripture for 30 minutes daily. Cultural Catholics not being deeply devoted to their faith does not imply that the Church is stifling the reading of Scripture.
I base my opinion from speaking with Catholics. One of my mother's good friends who was Catholic admitted to my mother that she knew next to nothing about what was in the Bible. She was more familiar with what was in a Catholic prayer book. I worked in a bookstore for five years and it was always the Catholics that asked for help and didn't even know which Bibles the Catholic church endorsed. I'm sorry if this offends you, but I am merely speaking from my own experience. I also believe that there is a marked difference between having the Bible read to you and you reading it on your own. Three years is a long time to get through one book. Continuity is lost over this length of time.
I'm even willing to put my money where my mouth is, fren. I've read the Bible, on my own, cover-to-cover, seven times. How many times have you read it on your own? You don't need to answer this, fren. I really don't need to know.