[HarleyD]

I would also add that while Catholics are free to read the scriptures, they are not free to interpret the scriptures. It wouldn't make any difference if a Catholic read the Bible once a month, they are not allowed to draw any conclusion except the conclusion the Church tells them.

Kind of makes one wonder what "free will" is all about. ;O)

[Gamecock]

***Kind of makes one wonder what “free will” is all about***

I just spewed Diet Mountain Dew all over my monitor.

[Campion]

It wouldn't make any difference if a Catholic read the Bible once a month, they are not allowed to draw any conclusion except the conclusion the Church tells them.

False, not to mention silly.

What they aren't allowed to do is draw conclusions that contradict the teachings of the church. Big difference between "you can't draw any conclusions" and "you can't draw conclusions that contradict the following teachings Catholics are required to believe".

(Mind you, if they draw conclusions which contradict dogma, they're simply not reading the Scriptures correctly, or not understanding the dogma, or both.)