[kerryusama04]

That's because most people don't ever read the Bible, or do so with pre-conceived notions. Only listening to those with man-granted authority rather than reading the Bible on your own is a really big wager IMO. Especially if those "authoritarians" are despicable child molesting men who bribe their parishioners to hide their sins.

[magisterium]

But, of course, *you* don't have any preconceived notions when reading Scripture, for the Holy Spirit guides you, doubtless. Even to the point of revealing to you demonstrably false notions on the state of the soul after death that nearly all PROTESTANTS would disagree with you about. Yet you say that it is Catholics who are making "a really big wager" with respect to interpretation of Scripture!

As for your second point, I will try to be charitable and simply ignore it as a non-sequitur.