[paladinan]

fwdude wrote:

And the Bereans were praised by Paul for searching diligently in Scripture to see if everything he was telling them was true.

And why shouldn't they have been praised? Are you somehow under the impression that Catholics say NOT to read the Bible? No... we object only to the man-made, self-contradictory, unbiblical idea of "SOLA Scrptura"... not to "Scriptura", which is good and necessary! Scripture is absolutely necessary and essential; it was simply not designed to be used ALONE... and the early Christians knew that.

[fwdude]

Sorry, but Catholic doctrine and practice contradicts scripture in numerous ways. Case in point: "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (including Mary.)

I'll stick with scripture, thanks.