That's not the Catholic view as well??? How does superior intellect and man's wisdom/reason equip one to understand the scriptures???
Just for starters:
It helps to know Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, and even Latin.
It helps to know geography, history, anthropology, metaphysics, rational psychology, art history, architecture, biology, metallurgy, literature, poetry, music...
Anti-intellectualism is never an asset.