Dei Verbum is of no use because it can be interpreted any way the reader wishes to interpret it (just as Protestants interpret the Bible). Inerrantists insist it teaches total inerrancy; anti-inerrantists insist it teaches partial inerrancy ("those truths for the sake of our salvation"). Anti-inerrantists invoke Dei Verbum the same as inerrantists do.
You wrote:
“I will ignore your blatant denial of my own experience (and the fact that you are implicitly calling me a liar).”
Deny it, take it to heart, I’m not worried in either case. Again, my past experiences with you - and you’re free to deny those all you like - don’t show you to be very knowledgeable about the Catholic faith.
“Dei Verbum is of no use because it can be interpreted any way the reader wishes to interpret it (just as Protestants interpret the Bible).”
Clearly untrue. It can be interpreted in one of several ways perhaps, but not in “any way the reader wishes”.
“Inerrantists insist it teaches total inerrancy; anti-inerrantists insist it teaches partial inerrancy (”those truths for the sake of our salvation”). Anti-inerrantists invoke Dei Verbum the same as inerrantists do.”
Interesting, but irrelevant. Remember your point was this: “Well, considering that almost every Catholic FReeper who comments on these issues loudly endorses evolution, denies total Biblical inerrancy, or else never says a word on these subjects I think I can be forgiven for not knowing this.”
So far you haven’t demonstrated any of that. None of it.