The Council of Trent (1545-1564) placed the Bible on its list of prohibited books, and forbade any person to read the Bible without a license from a Roman Catholic bishop or inquisitor. The Council added these words: "That if any one shall dare to read or keep in his possession that book, without such a license, he shall not receive absolution till he has given it up to his ordinary. https://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nobible.htm
Decree of the Council of Toulouse (1229 C.E.): "We prohibit also that the laity should be permitted to have the books of the Old or New Testament; but we most strictly forbid their having any translation of these books."https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-christians-were-denied-access-to-their-bible-for-1000-years_b_3303545
Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) railed "against the publication, distribution, reading, and possession of books of the holy Scriptures translated into the vulgar tongue." Pope Leo XII, in January 1850, condemned the Bible Societies and admitted the fact that the distribution of Scripture has "long been condemned by the holy chair."https://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nobible.htm
There is much more, but I will stay to the point.
You are correct that the current Catholic Mass includes multiple scripture readings. In fact, scripture reading in Catholic churches follows a 3 year cycle currently, ensuring virtually all of the bible is read, every 3 years.
This ^ is post Second Vatican Council.
Prior to that (which is what I referenced) the private reading of Scripture - along with the reading of any publication or viewing any movie that did not contain the "Vatican Imprimatur"- was prohibited under penalty of Mortal Sin.
How do I know this?
I experienced it. It was taught in Parochial Schools. I vividly remember my older sisters checking to verify what they could read or what movie they could attend without sentencing themselves to eternity in Hell.
Modern Catholic apologists deny such things. The older ones must surely know they are telling lies. I suspect (and mercifully hope) the younger ones are only unwitting dupes to the dishonesty of their elders.
The Council of Trent (1545-1564) placed the Bible on its list of prohibited books, and forbade any person to read the Bible without a license from a Roman Catholic bishop or inquisitor. The Council added these words: "That if any one shall dare to read or keep in his possession that book, without such a license, he shall not receive absolution till he has given it up to his ordinary. https://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nobible.htm
Decree of the Council of Toulouse (1229 C.E.): "We prohibit also that the laity should be permitted to have the books of the Old or New Testament; but we most strictly forbid their having any translation of these books."https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-christians-were-denied-access-to-their-bible-for-1000-years_b_3303545
Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) railed "against the publication, distribution, reading, and possession of books of the holy Scriptures translated into the vulgar tongue." Pope Leo XII, in January 1850, condemned the Bible Societies and admitted the fact that the distribution of Scripture has "long been condemned by the holy chair."https://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nobible.htm
There is much more, but I will stay to the point.
You are correct that the current Catholic Mass includes multiple scripture readings. In fact, scripture reading in Catholic churches follows a 3 year cycle currently, ensuring virtually all of the bible is read, every 3 years.
This ^ is post Second Vatican Council.
Prior to that (which is what I referenced) the private reading of Scripture - along with the reading of any publication or viewing any movie that did not contain the "Vatican Imprimatur"- was prohibited under penalty of Mortal Sin.
How do I know this?
I experienced it. It was taught in Parochial Schools. I vividly remember my older sisters checking to verify what they could read or what movie they could attend without sentencing themselves to an eternity in Hell.
Modern Catholic apologists deny such things. The older ones must surely know they are telling lies. I suspect (and mercifully hope) the younger ones are only unwitting dupes to the dishonesty of their elders.
The Council of Trent (1545-1564) placed the Bible on its list of prohibited books, and forbade any person to read the Bible without a license from a Roman Catholic bishop or inquisitor. The Council added these words: "That if any one shall dare to read or keep in his possession that book, without such a license, he shall not receive absolution till he has given it up to his ordinary. https://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nobible.htm
Decree of the Council of Toulouse (1229 C.E.): "We prohibit also that the laity should be permitted to have the books of the Old or New Testament; but we most strictly forbid their having any translation of these books."https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-christians-were-denied-access-to-their-bible-for-1000-years_b_3303545
Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) railed "against the publication, distribution, reading, and possession of books of the holy Scriptures translated into the vulgar tongue." Pope Leo XII, in January 1850, condemned the Bible Societies and admitted the fact that the distribution of Scripture has "long been condemned by the holy chair."https://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nobible.htm
Proclamations at the Ecumenical Council of Constance in 1415 C.E.: Oxford professor, and theologian John Wycliffe, was the first (1380 C.E.) to translate the New Testament into English to “...helpeth Christian men to study the Gospel in that tongue in which they know best Christ’s sentence.” For this “heresy” Wycliffe was posthumously condemned by Arundel, the archbishop of Canterbury. By the Council’s decree “Wycliffe’s bones were exhumed and publicly burned and the ashes were thrown into the Swift River.”
There is much more, but I will stay to the point.
You are correct that the current Catholic Mass includes multiple scripture readings. In fact, scripture reading in Catholic churches follows a 3 year cycle currently, ensuring virtually all of the bible is read, every 3 years.
This ^ is post Second Vatican Council.
Prior to that (which is what I referenced) the private reading of Scripture - along with the reading of any publication or viewing any movie that did not contain the "Vatican Imprimatur"- was prohibited under penalty of Mortal Sin.
How do I know this?
I experienced it. It was taught in Parochial Schools. I vividly remember my older sisters checking to verify what they could read or what movie they could attend without sentencing themselves to an eternity in Hell.
Modern Catholic apologists deny such things. The older ones must surely know they are telling lies. I suspect (and mercifully hope) the younger ones are only unwitting dupes to the dishonesty of their elders.
The Council of Trent (1545-1564) placed the Bible on its list of prohibited books, and forbade any person to read the Bible without a license from a Roman Catholic bishop or inquisitor. The Council added these words: "That if any one shall dare to read or keep in his possession that book, without such a license, he shall not receive absolution till he has given it up to his ordinary. https://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nobible.htm
Decree of the Council of Toulouse (1229 C.E.): "We prohibit also that the laity should be permitted to have the books of the Old or New Testament; but we most strictly forbid their having any translation of these books."https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-christians-were-denied-access-to-their-bible-for-1000-years_b_3303545
Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) railed "against the publication, distribution, reading, and possession of books of the holy Scriptures translated into the vulgar tongue." Pope Leo XII, in January 1850, condemned the Bible Societies and admitted the fact that the distribution of Scripture has "long been condemned by the holy chair."https://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nobible.htm
Proclamations at the Ecumenical Council of Constance in 1415 C.E.: Oxford professor, and theologian John Wycliffe, was the first (1380 C.E.) to translate the New Testament into English to “...helpeth Christian men to study the Gospel in that tongue in which they know best Christ’s sentence.” For this “heresy” Wycliffe was posthumously condemned by Arundel, the archbishop of Canterbury. By the Council’s decree “Wycliffe’s bones were exhumed and publicly burned and the ashes were thrown into the Swift River.”
There is much more, but I will stay to the point.
You are correct that the current Catholic Mass includes multiple scripture readings. In fact, scripture reading in Catholic churches follows a 3 year cycle currently, ensuring virtually all of the bible is read, every 3 years.
This ^ is post Second Vatican Council.
Prior to that (which is what I referenced) the private reading of Scripture - along with the reading of any publication or viewing any movie that did not contain the "Vatican Imprimatur"- was prohibited under penalty of Mortal Sin.
How do I know this?
I experienced it. It was taught in Parochial Schools. I vividly remember my older sisters checking to verify what they could read or what movie they could attend without sentencing themselves to an eternity in Hell.
Modern Catholic apologists deny such things. The older ones must surely know they are telling lies. I suspect (and mercifully hope) the younger ones are only unwilling dupes to the dishonesty of their elders.
The Council of Trent (1545-1564) placed the Bible on its list of prohibited books, and forbade any person to read the Bible without a license from a Roman Catholic bishop or inquisitor. The Council added these words: "That if any one shall dare to read or keep in his possession that book, without such a license, he shall not receive absolution till he has given it up to his ordinary. https://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nobible.htm
Decree of the Council of Toulouse (1229 C.E.): "We prohibit also that the laity should be permitted to have the books of the Old or New Testament; but we most strictly forbid their having any translation of these books."https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-christians-were-denied-access-to-their-bible-for-1000-years_b_3303545
Pope Gregory XVI (1831-1846) railed "against the publication, distribution, reading, and possession of books of the holy Scriptures translated into the vulgar tongue." Pope Leo XII, in January 1850, condemned the Bible Societies and admitted the fact that the distribution of Scripture has "long been condemned by the holy chair."https://www.jesus-is-lord.com/nobible.htm
Proclamations at the Ecumenical Council of Constance in 1415 C.E.: Oxford professor, and theologian John Wycliffe, was the first (1380 C.E.) to translate the New Testament into English to “...helpeth Christian men to study the Gospel in that tongue in which they know best Christ’s sentence.” For this “heresy” Wycliffe was posthumously condemned by Arundel, the archbishop of Canterbury. By the Council’s decree “Wycliffe’s bones were exhumed and publicly burned and the ashes were thrown into the Swift River.”
There is much more, but I will stay to the point.
You are correct that the current Catholic Mass includes multiple scripture readings. In fact, scripture reading in Catholic churches follows a 3 year cycle currently, ensuring virtually all of the bible is read, every 3 years.
This ^ is post Second Vatican Council.
Prior to that (which is what I referenced) the private reading of Scripture - along with the reading of any publication or viewing any movie that did not contain the "Vatican Imprimatur"- was prohibited under penalty of Mortal Sin.
How do I know this?
I experienced it. It was taught in Parochial Schools. I vividly remember my older sisters checking to verify what they could read or what movie they could attend without sentencing themselves to an eternity in Hell.
Modern Catholic apologists deny such things. The older ones know they are telling lies. I suspect (and mercifully hope) the younger ones are only unwilling dupes to the dishonesty of their elders.