On the Catholic Church and Scripture, I won’t spend the time repeating all the different things I’ve written about it here, but I’ll just say I’m aware that the claims and the reality don’t match, and Catholics as a whole know little of the Bible. Parts of it are read in mass, but that’s not enough for people to know it. You need study, which means either going over it on your own, or with others, and an applying of it to your life in every situation.
On what is taught and mentioned in churches, I’ve done my best to describe it here but it’s a difficult thing to do. As I mentioned to someone else, there are similar passages to these that I’ve heard in church. What concerns me more is a softening that seems to emphasize such points less than in the past, in response to society. And I’m not going to take the time to say more about it now, but it’s a softening that can be connected in many ways to the Catholic Church and those others with liturgies as well.
Many Catholics attend Bible Study. I’ve taught a lot from Genesis to Revelation.
Please don’t put all Catholics in the same bucket.
Your point is well taken. Studies have shown that only 7% of Catholics are actively involved in their faith. Steps are being taken to address this issue. I do not know how widespread this is, but our Archdiocese has initiated a program to encourage Catholics to become more dynamic in their faith. Each parish is called on to hand out a book to every family for them to read and act on. It is a four year program, starting with improving prayer life and bible study. It is a recognition that the Bible readings at Mass are only a starting point that we need to build on outside of Mass.