[Publius]

This was actually one of Bishop Fulton Sheen's pet peeves during the Fifties. The Catholic position was "Bible + Church Tradition", and Sheen felt that the lack of emphasis on the Bible hurt evangelization. If you believe that the core of evangelization is the Word, then you need to make the Word front and center. Sheen commented on more than one occasion that the Protestants had that one right, but he said it with his puckish sense of humor and ruffled a lot of feathers in the process.

Vatican 2 took care of much of Sheen's concerns when the new lectionary was issued. Biblical emphasis took a firmer place in the council's documents, and Sheen felt vindicated.

[vladimir998]

“If you believe that the core of evangelization is the Word, then you need to make the Word front and center.”

The Word is not limited to that which is written. Sheen knew that too.

[Not gonna take it anymore]

. . . If you believe that the core of evangelization is the Word, then you need to make the Word front and center . . .

And the Word is Jesus Christ. The Catholic mass is all about Jesus. He is front and center.