You are just silly. The text of the Bible is read nearly in its entirety during Mass on a three-year schedule. We didn't always have this same schedule, but we have always had a very robust Liturgy of the Word. This is important because until the invention of the printing press, it was impossible for every home to have its own copy... the monks were doing what they could. The Bible records that faith comes of hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17) because the Word at the time was proclaimed, not read individually.
The "errant" history is the one that superimposes modern abilities on ancient times. It sees no faith in the masses before there was a Bible in every home and the verses were numbered for memorization. There was no universal Church for 1,400 years because Christians were unable to read the Bible with their own eyes, only hear it at Mass. Contrary to Christ's promise, we were left orphaned until St Gutenberg, not the Holy Spirit, saved us.
All rubbish.
And had you read anything other than the party line, you would have further noticed that Paul teaches that it does not depend on men who will (choose) or men who run (behave), but upon God.
Gee, really? That's the first time I've ever heard that... my eyes are finally opened! Oh wait... that's Christianity 101... my bad.
Sarcasm aside, why don't you spend a couple of hours perusing the Catechism of the Catholic Church before coming back with another misconception of our "party line."
God bless you.
Oh, God has blessed me, my FRiend. Revisit your claim that we would never have known the contents of Paul’s letter to the Romans were it not for your demonic cult. Do we get an admission that the text existed long before there was such a thing as the Roman Catholic Church? Or more obfuscation?
Incredibly, you do not read on past the cliched verses you have been taught. Rom. 10:18ff goes on to say, the Word has gone out all over the world. And, now God by action of His Spirit is dragging in those who, “...sought Me not.” Someday, Rome will reap the whirlwind.
The true church that existed in the time of the apostles, and thoroughout the centuries, was by 380ad claimed to be highjacked by Roman kooks who added every form of cult practice to the purity of the Gospel. The real believers, however, held only to Paul’s clear statements of salvation by grace through faith, and that not of themselves, lest Rome come along and boast of its incredibly fat head and bathrobe garbed lechers. Rome is not only demonic, but unnecessary, useless, impotent, feckless, worthless. We invite you into the light of Christ, alone...if you are granted such election.