Iscool,
The Catholic Church never had laws against people reading the Bible; nor is the posted sermon an attack on he Bible. It is an attack on sola scriptura. Sola scriptura is a belief, a doctrine, and perhaps a methodology. It is NOT the Bible. The Bible is the Bible, and sola scriptura is a doctrine that Protestants have slapped onto the Bible.
sola scripture=The teaching that the Scriptures contain all that is necessary for salvation and proper living before God.
I couldn't disagree with you more...It a matter of Final Authority...God wrote the Bible...He tells us that...I believe that...I believe that when God says my salvation is 'secured' unto eternity, I believe He was telling the truth...I know it's true...
I would never claim you are not a saved, born again Christian but look at this verse that I'm sure you are familiar with:
1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
I have a spiritual connection with God...I know what he says is true...
You on the other hand, look to a church for your final authority...No thanks, not for me...
I asked God to save me and he did...I got baptized to show the world what I did...Jesus says that puts me into his church (small c) as part of the Bride of Christ...
I wouldn't trust my eternal destination to 'any' body or group of people, especially when that group is making the rules about my salvation out side of God's word, the Bible...