There are some people out there who imply to others and obviously believe in there own minds that Catholics don’t study scripture directly and learn, like the Pharisees they believe that only they have it right. I wonder if they are so thankful that they strike their breasts and thank God that they are so holy.
A sweeping generalization will almost always turn up exceptions, and if you are one of those exceptions I apologize for lumping you in.
It would be disingenuous for you to have the world believe that more than a small percentage of RCC laity actually read the Bible for themselves. They are not taught such. They are taught the catechism, and gather their knowledge of spiritual things at mass on Sunday and the occasional HDOO (holy day of obligation). While certain Scriptures are recited at mass, it is not studied there. Furthermore, there is little opportunity for, and small participation in (percentage-wise) actual study of Scripture.