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wresting the sacred Scripture to his own senses, presume to interpret the said sacred Scripture contrary to that sense which holy mother Church,--whose it is to judge of the true sense and interpretation of the holy Scriptures,--hath held and doth hold

I think that agrees exactly with what I said above.

We're back to the original question....how can you, a regular Roman Catholic, not a priest, understand the Scriptures on your own?

But that wasn't the original question.

I answered your question precisely above: by understanding them in a way consistent with what the Church has taught throughout her history.

I'm not sure why you're setting up a dichotomy between "me, a regular Roman Catholic" and "a priest". A priest isn't any more entitled to interpret the Scriptures "contrary to that sense which holy mother Church ... hath held and doth hold" than a layman is.

>>wresting the sacred Scripture to his own senses, presume to interpret the said sacred Scripture contrary to that sense which holy mother Church,--whose it is to judge of the true sense and interpretation of the holy Scriptures,--hath held and doth hold<

< I think that agrees exactly with what I said above.

To me it says only the Church {RCC} can interpret the Scriptures....not a lay Roman Catholic.

If the pope, that is the Church, is now saying the death penalty is now void....who are you to argue?

It's not the first time Rome has changed things and won't be the last.