I’m wondering just what Catholics think reading Scripture in context means.
They claim they do it, but then they take verses out of context.
I’m wondering if Catholicism has redefined what taking a verse in context actually means.
In one of these many discussions on this issue more than one Roman Catholic has asked what is so important about context.
I offer this from gotquestions.org.
Question: "Why is it important to study the Bible in context? What is wrong with taking verses out of context?"
Answer: It's important to study Bible passages and stories within their context. Taking verses out of context leads to all kinds of error and misunderstanding. Understanding context begins with four principles: literal meaning (what it says), historical setting (the events of the story, to whom is it addressed, and how it was understood at that time), grammar (the immediate sentence and paragraph within which a word or phrase is found) and synthesis (comparing it with other parts of Scripture for a fuller meaning). Context is crucial to biblical exegesis in that it is one of its most important fundamentals. After we account for the literal, historical, and grammatical nature of a passage, we must then focus on the outline and structure of the book, then the chapter, then the paragraph. All of these things refer to "context."
More at the link below.
https://www.gotquestions.org/context-Bible.html