[JCBreckenridge]

It’s oddly convenient that all the ex-Catholics have this same background where the Nun magically ‘snatched the bible away’.

I’m sorry, I just don’t believe that to be the case. I teach for a Catholic school. We have bibles available and I teach with them throughout. I’m looking at the history and there’s no evidence of any concerted movement let alone nuns removing books from the schools.

I’m sorry, I just don’t see evidence that supports your observations.

[Former Fetus]

I don't know about all ex-Catholics, but I sure do know that it happened to me. I was so proud to get one of the first Bibles in Spanish for sale in Madrid... I couldn't wait to take it to school and show it to the nun who was my homeroom teacher! Her reaction shocked me. I would put her in the same category than the sister that, after finding out that my 14-day old sister had died, came and told me it was wonderful because she would never sin!

There were no such things as graduation back then in Spain (I don't know how it is now, I've been gone 33 years) but there were some kind of celebrations at the end of the 12th grade. The day after I took my last test, I stayed home. Never set foot in my school again.

[bkaycee]

Sounds like your experience was different than mine.

I am quite comfortable in saying that my experience is probably the majority experience. Its common knowledge.