[Catholicguy]

Catholics are encouraged to read the bible

The entire Mass is from the Bible and Catholics, routinely, get more of the Bible at Mass than do protestants at their services.

One of the biggest shibboleths in the world is that protestants know the Bible. They know SOME verses - usually memorised to prove others wrong.

Were a Catholic and a protestant to go to service every day in their own communions, the Catholic would hear the entire Bible. The protestant wouldn't.

[drstevej]

Indeed they would hear the entire Bible. Hearing is not understanding.

I'll send you a tape of one of our sermons, you take a tape of the Mass in your church. Give them to six people who do not regularly attend church and ask which taught them more about the Bible.

Or you send me your tape and I'll do the experiment.