Fact is, Christianity is pretty simple...Too simple for some...
As I see it, there are two keys in knowing what the scripture says...The first one is that you have to know some of the scripture...And the second one is you have to believe it...
And in my experience, most Catholic aren't real good at either one...
But no, it has nothing to do with intelligence or intellect...It has to do with wanting to know what God says to us...
That's what tradition is for, see. It's admitting that people other than Iscool are guided by the Holy Spirit and can make sense out of those passages that are "hard to figure out".
I didn't post any scripture that was hard to figure out...Often, the scripture is too hard for many to believe...
As I see it, there are two keys in knowing what the scripture says...The first one is that you have to know some of the scripture...And the second one is you have to believe it...
And in my experience, most Catholic aren't real good at either one...
Now there's a new twist on Catholic bashing. You accuse Catholics of not knowing Scripture and using this to justify YOUR support of abortion.
As far as your Scriptural reference to Adam's CREATION, you seem to miss the FACT that Adam was CREATED, he was not conceived as EVERY OTHER PERSON since Adam and Eve have been.