You should really limit yourself to topics of which you are knowledgeable. All priests have studied the Scriptures for four years at the graduate level in the seminary. Many go on to advanced degrees.
The Catholic church has a long history of attacking people who tried to promote the reading of scripture.
I was under the impression that "thou shalt not bear false witness" was included in the Protestant Ten Commandments. It is time to put this lie to rest. The fact is that the Catholic Church encourages the faithful to read the Bible by granting an indulgence (let us not get sidetrack on the question of indulgences) for doing so.
I can trace my beliefs to men like William Tyndale.
And there you have it. You do not trace your beliefs directly to the Bible but to how Tyndale and other Protestants have interpreted it for you.
It is interesting how you constantly try to change the subject rather than address the fact that you do not, in deed, follow the plain teaching of the Bible when it comes in conflict with your Protestant ideology.
“All priests have studied the Scriptures for four years at the graduate level in the seminary.”
It does not show at all.
“It is time to put this lie to rest. The fact is that the Catholic Church encourages the faithful to read the Bible”
Go ahead and call me a liar. I take it as a complement when it comes from a person of your persuasion. Christ’s opponents called Him a lunatic and demon possessed. So calling me names is not really going to make me feel bad.
It is not a lie that the Catholic church HAS A LONG HISTORY as I said earlier of opposing the spread of scriptures.
You conveniently twist what I said and then call your own version of my comments a lie.
“You do not trace your beliefs directly to the Bible but to how Tyndale and other Protestants have interpreted it for you.”
That’s the thing, Tyndale did ACTUALLY translate it. Obviously you think this was a wicked thing for him to do since you refuse to denounce those who murdered him. In so doing you show plainly that you consent to their deeds.
“It is interesting how you constantly try to change the subject rather than address the fact that you do not, in deed, follow the plain teaching of the Bible when it comes in conflict with your Protestant ideology.”
I really have no idea what you are referring to. Protestants don’t have a catechism. I never studied a “Protestant ideology”. I only studied the Bible. I did not study the teachings of William Tyndale either. I just know from history if it was not for men like him I would not have the freedom to own a Bible and read it for myself.
My point with Tyndale is not that his interpretation is better than someone else’s. The Bible does not need an interpreter when it is correctly translated into a language the reader understands. It is a living book, the book that reads you. The whole idea of “private interpretation” that Peter warns of is EXACTLY what Catholics do when they claim to have the exclusive ability to interpret it. No, God has revealed His word openly rather than in private.
Deuteronomy 30:11-14
For this commandment which I command you today is not too mysterious for you, nor is it far off. It is not in heaven, that you should say, Who will ascend into heaven for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it? Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, Who will go over the sea for us and bring it to us, that we may hear it and do it? But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may do it.
Paul says in Romans 10:8 that this is the word of faith which the apostles were preaching.
He also taught that if someone spoke in tongues in a church meeting that there needed to be an interpreter so that everyone would understand and benefit, but if someone prophesied there did not need to be an interpreter because the message is plain. (See 1 Corinthians 14.)
The Bible was written in a different language (i.e. tongue) and had to be interpreted (i.e. translated) into my language for me to understand it for myself. This is not a “private interpretation” because scripture never came by the means of a “private interpretation”.
But you and the Catholic religion twist Peter’s words to mean the opposite of what he said. The Gnostics believed they had private interpretation. They claimed to have secret knowledge that could only be learned through them. There are a number of groups claiming to be Christian today who hold this same doctrine that they are the exclusive keepers of truth rather than God having made it publicly proclaimed for all to hear. Among those groups who hold this false doctrine, the Catholic religion is the largest.
Tyndale insured that people like me would not need to rely on the private interpretation of the Catholic religion but would be able to read the Bible for myself. It is no longer in a foreign tongue but has been publicly interpreted and translated into a language I can read and understand because it speaks for itself.
I'd say that applies to you, and more so...
Go to Seminary or Complete Graduate Work
Aspiring Catholic priests may attend a seminary before ordination. Some churches, like the Roman Catholic Church, may require candidates to go to seminary for four years. A seminary program offers graduate-level coursework in subjects like Biblical studies, liturgy, ethics, pastoral studies, church history and preaching. Aspiring priests may obtain a Master of Divinity or another related degree. Other churches may not strictly require their priests to receive training at a seminary. Future priests may be required to earn a graduate degree in any field, though some churches prefer candidates with a degree related to theology or religious studies.
There is very little actual bible study for priests...The education is mostly human philosophy... The rest is Catholic church history, theology, ritual, apologetics...Very little actual bible study...
And there you have it. You do not trace your beliefs directly to the Bible but to how Tyndale and other Protestants have interpreted it for you.
Apparently you don't know much about that either...Tyndale was not an interpreter...Tyndale was a translator...A translator who put the bible in language of the native people, Protestant and Catholic alike...