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The Catholic Church does the exact same thing... EVERY Mass - although I think some non C's think that doesn't happen! We hear the entire NT every 3 years due to Scripture readings on Sundays. We can choose to follow along in the monthly booklet provided with the written Scripure.

I never said the Gospel or Epistles weren't ever read from the catholic pulpit (however mundanely). Seriously, I had no idea the Gospel or Epistles belonged in a book called the Bible. Besides, a once a week reading from the pulpit, in my opinion, is hardly enough for anyone serious about trying to get to know the Lord. It was never encouraged ever for private devotional reading from any catholic pulpit I've ever attended. And I've been to alot of them. Just because they've decided to stamp the cover of all catholic Bibles as a means of covering their behind in this area doesn't mean a thing. You're exagerating our claims in an effort to better respond.

Sorry D-fendr for my #24353. Just another angry nc poster who's supposed to bow to your humble experience and philosophy. But don't think I wanna supress the truth just so we all can bow down to and praise man made religion and together break into another rendition of Kumbaya.

Just because they've decided to stamp the cover of all catholic Bibles as a means of covering their behind in this area doesn't mean a thing. You're exagerating our claims in an effort to better respond.

What?!?! I don't understand what you are talking about.

The Catholic Mass has not changed its Liturgy ever as far as I know. I remember being a little kid and hearing the Bible read the same as it is now. I might not have known it was the "Bible" but I heard the readings, which is the important thing. It is referred to as "The Liturgy." We were not encouraged/discouraged to read the Bible in my house, either. Our CCD classes were based on Bible stories and the Catholic Catachism. I went to Catholic HS and we finished the Bible in religious class well before I graduated.

I'm sorry you have attended "mundane" churches, I guess I have either been quite lucky or maybe I never look at any Bible reading as mundane, I don't know. I think that we have a personal responsibility to ourselves and God to get to know him through the Bible and also some of the wonderful writings we have available to us - I don't need anyone from a pulpet to remind me to do that.

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Steven, sometimes it looks like you try to really earn that title of Invinvibly Ignorant. I have a copy of the Bible given to my (late)mother back in about 1940. In the front, there is mention of the Indulgence for daily reading of Scripture .
I am amazed that you never even knew that the Readings at Mass came from the Bible . You were probably like those teenagers I saw when I was little . (in the early 1940s).They used to go to Church every Sunday and sit on the low wall out front and watch the girls go by . Some of them would even stay for TWO Masses . (Sometimes the priest would come out and chase them in to Church .