To: Buckeye McFrog
For many years, we were actively discouraged from reading it, lest it lead us to question or challenge any dogma officially coming from Church hierarchy. Sounds about right. I know of a Catholic whose mother was expressly taught in Catholic school (pre-Vatican II days) that she should not read the Bible for herself, out of fear that she might form an opinion contrary to church teaching. To this day, that woman refuses to read the Bible, for fear of losing her salvation.
13 posted on
09/30/2013 12:49:53 PM PDT by
Alex Murphy
(Just a common, ordinary, simple savior of America's destiny.)
To: Alex Murphy
I would be tempted to say “poor mother”, BUT..she has every opportunity to read it for herself. If she chooses NOT to, for any reason, and depends on her church for her salvation, then she can only blame herself when judgment comes.
14 posted on
09/30/2013 12:53:13 PM PDT by
smvoice
(The 2 greatest days of your life: the day you're born. And the day you discover why.)
To: Alex Murphy; Buckeye McFrog
#102 And this was before Vat. II (at least, my edition was published 1960).
And hey, personal Bible reading carried an Indulgence! (Enchiridion Indugentiarium 684.)
Don't you wish you had one?
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