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For Ugandan Bishop Sanctus Wanok of Nebbi, the church must improve its efforts to help Catholics understand the Bible, something which Catholics actually want to do, as seen in the growing interest in retreats and prayer meetings.

The thirst to know the word of God is even clearer among youths and young adults of his diocese who, he said, go to Mass on Sunday morning, "but later go to listen to evangelical preachers at their gatherings" or on the radio and television.

That's understandable, since the priest only recites 12.7% of the Bible at weekly Mass.

AM, the average "nondenominational" evangelical preacher is required to read exactly 0% of the Scripture at his weekly worship services, and - in accordance with human nature - it is a rare preacher who does not focus most of his preaching year round on a small handful of his favorite verses.

The Anglican and Lutheran weekly lectionaries are very similar to the Catholic weekly lectionary - except, as you are very fond of ignoring - every Catholic parish has daily Mass, not just weekly Mass and 99% of the Scriptures (except for the censuses of Numbers) are read out in full at those Masses.

Every Christian communion, not just the Catholic Church, can always do more to explain and promote the Bible to its members.

What pastor in his right mind can honestly say: "I've done enough. Every member of my congregation knows everything anyone could ever hope to know about the Bible. My work is done"?

Time to worry about the mote in your own eye.

First, that's 12.7% of the entire Bible rather than the Protestant subset of the Bible.

Second, that 12.7% is Sunday Mass only which ignores daily Mass. Including what is read each day, the entire Bible is read at Mass each year except for portions like census figures and details only relevant to the Old Testament Jewish priesthood.

Thanks for pointing out that the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church founded by Jesus Christ Himself still holds fast to all of the Scripture Christ and the Apostles read and relied on rather than only the subset of the Scriptures Luther couldn't get away with throwing out.

Funny you should say that. I Googled “PCA lectionary” and was almost immediately at a page written by a PCA member which admitted flatly that the PCA doesn’t use a lectionary and the the selection of which Scripture passages are read or preached on is entirely left to the minister’s discretion. < p>

That means you aren’t guaranteed to hear 12.7% of the Bible if you attend a PCA church every Sunday, or 10%, or 2%, or ...

Funny you should say that. I Googled “PCA lectionary” and was almost immediately at a page written by a PCA member which admitted flatly that the PCA doesn’t use a lectionary and the the selection of which Scripture passages are read or preached on is entirely left to the minister’s discretion. < p>

That means you aren’t guaranteed to hear 12.7% of the Bible if you attend a PCA church every Sunday, or 10%, or 2%, or ...

Your “quotation statement” is again built upon a canard. In this one’s case, it is predicated upon your view, mistakenly, that only the Bible is necessary for Catholics to hear and read, when in truth it is that they must read and hear ALL of His Word: the Bible and Sacred Tradition (yes, capital “T”). As in Church teachings, especially from the Church Fathers. Any Catholic benefits from hearing these more.

To all, to regain what is perceived here as lost ground, one need only return to proper Catechism and formation, not insipid songs, but teaching that which the Church espouses. The evangelical preachers mentioned here have one thing going for them: emotional roller-coasters in the form of sermons. The Catholic Priests have another: THE TRUTH! More importantly, they have something the protestants, in all forms do not, and I say this not in desire for harshness but charity: The Catholic Church has the Truth, as in Our Lord, Jesus Christ, it’s founder. That utterly trumps emotion: Truth.