[ealgeone]

>>Until recently it was not advisable for Catholics to even read the Bible.<<

BS

You might want to back up on your "BS" statement.

http://www.usccb.org/bible/understanding-the-bible/study-materials/articles/changes-in-catholic-attitudes-toward-bible-readings.cfm

[FreedomOfExpression]

I'm not the one who made the original statement, but I found this reference online. http://www.aloha.net/~mikesch/banned.htm

[Buckeye McFrog]

Until recently it was not advisable for Catholics to even read the Bible

At my mom's funeral the Priest eulogized about how she was such an avid Bible reader, and how remarkable that was given that during her generation the Church did not encourage Catholics to read it.