I know several very active Catholics who, although they owned Bibles, never read or referenced them. They said they relied on their priest to know all they needed to know.
I am not trying to get you mad. I found it surprising as well.
You wrote:
“I know several very active Catholics who, although they owned Bibles, never read or referenced them. They said they relied on their priest to know all they needed to know.”
Laziness such as that does not shock me. An illiterate man may not be able to read about Christ, but if well catechized and open to God’s grace, he can certainly be a saint. Mind you, I believe anyone who can read should study the word and study it assiduously (hence, my tag line).
“I am not trying to get you mad. I found it surprising as well.”
That doesn’t get me mad...well, not at YOU. I may be annoyed with those Catholics. I know the same thing happens among Protestants as well. And I find that annoying too.