We were not discouraged from reading our Bibles. We trust in the "GOD-BREATHED" SCRIPTURES also. If you'd like to give me an example of the church not letting people read the bible then I'm sure I could give you an explanation for it. Like maybe it was a faulty translation of the bible. Or maybe the people couldn't read and didn't have bibles. You should quit taking talking points from the Chick tracts and actually search for the truth.
Why do you have such a hard time with traditions and the servants God is using to guide us here on Earth? Read your Bible.
"So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter." (2 Thess. 2:15)
"You, then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also" (2 Tim. 2:1-2).
"First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by the impulse of man, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God" (2 Peter 1:20-21).
I trust that the Lord gave us the complete truth in Scripture and Tradition and there is nothing in our Catechism that conflicts with either one. I really think you have a lot of misconceptions about the Catholic faith. It's a pity that you would look to Chick and others to teach you about the Catholic Church. All you get from them is a bunch of conspiracy theories.