[Cronos]

Actually, you're wrong, the vast majority of Catholics have read the Bible, all hear it every day at Mass which is scripture in every bit. Nearly everything we say at mass has its roots in Sacred Scripture right from Priest: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matt. 28:19) right up to People: Thanks be to God. (2 Cor 9:15)

[metmom]

Actually, you're wrong, the vast majority of Catholics have read the Bible, all hear it every day at Mass which is scripture in every bit.

BWAHAHA!!!

That's presuming for one thing, that the vast majority of Catholics go to mass every day. Or even once a week.

Nor is reading snippets of Scripture printed in the missal *reading* the Bible.

Do they sit down and actually READ it? How do you know?

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matt. 28:19) right up to People: Thanks be to God. (2 Cor 9:15)

Quote mining to the max. EVERYTHING is taken out of context. Stringing together unrelated sections of verses doe snot make the mass *based* on Scripture.

You do realize, don't you, that the monotony of the liturgy in the mass allows people to mindlessly recite what is being said without even thinking about it? They're conditioned to those responses like Pavlov's dogs.

Anyone can be conditioned to give the correct response with enough repetition.