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I'm not sure, but didn't Vatican II encourage RC's to study the BIBLE, even absent a Priest's guidance?

There's pretty strong encouragement of lay Bible study going back at least to the encyclical Spiritus Paraclitus of Pope Benedict XV (IIRC) in the 1920's. It probably goes back further than that, but I don't know the details.

I don't think Catholics should ever study the Bible "absent a Priest's guidance," though. I mean that in the sense that they should consult a reliable priest or lay catechist if they run into trouble, not that they need Father Murphy looking over their shoulder. And they should use a good Catholic translation for their study. (Though I have to admit that I like the NKJV a whole lot, and wish there were a Catholic version.)

505 posted on 03/29/2006 11:30:54 AM PST by Campion ("I am so tired of you, liberal church in America" -- Mother Angelica, 1993)

And they should use a good Catholic translation for their study. (Though I have to admit that I like the NKJV a whole lot, and wish there were a Catholic version.)

I can't wait till the NET Bible includes the Apocrypha.

506 posted on 03/29/2006 11:33:17 AM PST by jude24 ("The Church is a harlot, but she is my mother." - St. Augustine)

"There's pretty strong encouragement of lay Bible study going back at least to the encyclical Spiritus Paraclitus of Pope Benedict XV (IIRC) in the 1920's."
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Thanks for the quick response.

507 posted on 03/29/2006 12:30:47 PM PST by wmfights (Lead, Follow, or Get Out Of The WAY!)

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