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To: whispering out loud
common men could not read for themselves.

Common men could not read, period.

So men had to rely solely upon the priest to interpret the scriptures for them, which is by the way against the word itself.

Not true.

"And account the longsuffering of our Lord, salvation; as also our most dear brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, hath written to you: As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. You therefore, brethren, knowing these things before, take heed, lest being led aside by the error of the unwise, you fall from your own steadfastness." 2 Peter 3:15-17

9 posted on 02/06/2006 2:40:40 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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To: A.A. Cunningham

One cannot have God as his Father, who does not have the Holy Catholic Church, as his Mother.

St. Cyprian of Carthage


79 posted on 02/06/2006 6:47:40 PM PST by TexConfederate1861
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To: A.A. Cunningham
"And account the longsuffering of our Lord, salvation; as also our most dear brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, hath written to you: As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction. You therefore, brethren, knowing these things before, take heed, lest being led aside by the error of the unwise, you fall from your own steadfastness." 2 Peter 3:15-17

Correct!

Furthermore Priests didn't WANT people to read it because they would then see the fallacious teachings and exploitation by the Catholic church.
512 posted on 02/09/2006 9:04:19 AM PST by nmh (Intelligent people believe in Intelligent Design (God))
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