I went to catholic church for years and didn't even know the Bible existed until my Luthern cousins told me. And that aint no LIE.
Wow, what an incredible shame. I believe you, although I find it hard to believe that the RCC is that bad as a rule. Its hard to miss the Bible in the Orthodox Church. Our Church in Worcester is fairly typical. There is a gold covered copy of the Gospels that sits on the altar at all times. Every single service, the priest carries it out in a procession with it held over his head. He kisses it, we pray, and then he reads at length from it.