Quite the contrary but don't let the facts get in the way of ignorantly perpetuating a lie.
133 The Church "forcefully and specifically exhorts all the Christian faithful... to learn the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ, by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures. Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.112
112 DV 25; cf. Phil 3:8 and St. Jerome, Commentariorum in Isaiam libri xviii prol.: PL 24, 17B.
Not that bible reading is held in high regard by them for obvious reasons.I thought I did mention lip service in my post.Quite the contrary but don't let the facts get in the way of ignorantly perpetuating a lie.
133 The Church "forcefully and specifically exhorts all the Christian faithful... to learn the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ, by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures. Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.112
Anyway as a Catholic for 27 years, I never had a bible. In 12 years of Catholic school and daily catechism class, I never recall seeing a bible or ever being chastised for not reading a bible. I never saw anyone carry a bible to Mass, I never saw any parishoner reading a bible at Mass. I never knew anyone who read the bible in the parish. I certainly believe this to be the case in most Catholics experience.
I do recall a remark made by a Catholic apologist at a debate. He was mentioning those in the audience and said "I see we have many Catholics and Protestants here. The protestants are the ones with the bibles." Everyone understood the Jab/Joke.