I am truly glad to hear this. It is a vital step in realizing the full economy of salvation, the entire gift which God has left us.
If someone were to convince me successfully that the Catholic Church was the authoritative interpreter of Scripture, then I would have to change my context. No one has convinced me yet.
Rather than looking out at the Catholic Church, perhaps at this point you would do best to look in at what formed and motivates this faith you have, which provides the context to your Scripture reading. Where did it come from? How was it formed?
Always" is an exaggeration. And even in the Bible, the individual Christians disagreed often. Even Paul and Peter disagreed with one another.
The early Christians were able to come to a consensus. It is this lack which I cite among sola scriptura Christians today.
SD