[metmom]

In short, the Catholic Church's approach to its members handling Scripture is, "Check with the list of prohibitions, first... and if your idea isn't prohibited, then discuss it as freely as you like; just be alert to (and humble enough to be obedient to) any corrections from the Church, should you happen to veer into error and the Church points that out."

And again, we get back to the issue that Catholics have no basis on which to condemn and criticize non-Catholics interpreting Scripture on their own.

If Catholics are allowed to do it, anyone else is.

But no, the RCC wants to micromanage everyone's life whether they like it or not.

Rules for thee but not for me, is the Catholic byword.

They are such hypocrites allowing for themselves what they prohibit for others.

[Gamecock]

**micromanage everyone’s life**

Busybodies that they are.

[Resettozero]

They are such hypocrites allowing for themselves what they prohibit for others.

In times past, they've been known to round up and imprison or murder Christians who were not part of the RCC. Thuggish tendencies which are still prevalent today.