Do catholics read the bible?

Question

some of the things they do go against the bible.

Answer 1

Yes, we read the Bible.

There is absolutely nothing that the Church does or believes that ever goes against scripture.

Do your research.

Answer 2

Well of course! I used to be a Southern Baptist, who was taught basically to just focus on certain points of Scripture that promoted our docrtrine and basically ignore the rest in the process. When I became a Catholic, I began to see the Bible as it was meant to be seen, as a WHOLE. Things began to fit together that never seemed to make sense or fit in when I was a Fundamentalist Protestant.

To answer your question -- Yes, most Catholics DO read their Bibles. BUT, many of us do not read it enough. With that being said, is it better to not read the Bible enough or read the Bible all of the time but with false interpretation?

TG, what you wrote is the EXACT reason why there are 36,000+ different Protestant sects in the world, with the number growing by leaps and bounds every year. Self interpretation is absolutely the wrong thing do to, and causes an astronomical amount of error. Try this passage on for size, since you took the passage that you stated out of its intended context -- "....In them there are some things hard to understand that the ignorant and unstable distort to their own destruction, just as they do the other Scriptures." (2Peter 3:16)

Answer 3

There is nothing that Catholics practice that is not Biblical. There are many people outside of the Catholic Church that do not understand exegesis and therefore commit error thinking erroneously that the Catholic Church is in error.

Think about it.....it was Catholics that wrote the Bible (NT). It is Catholics who Canonized the Bible. It is written about Catholics. So, that being said, why would Catholics go against what they produced and gave to the world? Who is in a better position to interpret the Bible than those who produced it?

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Answer 4

No they don't go against the Bible and yes they do read the Bible

Answer 5

Yes, Catholics read the Bible and yes, like everyone else they sin occasionally too. The Church however does not teach anything that goes against the Bible.

Cheers :-)

Answer 6

Catholics wrote the Bible.

Answer 7

+ Catholics read the Bible +

Catholics are encouraged to read the Bible.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says: The Church forcefully and specifically exhorts all the Christian faithful to learn ‘the surpassing knowledge of Jesus Christ,' by frequent reading of the divine Scriptures. ‘Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ.'

Although some Catholics that do not read the Bible on a regular basis, we all listen to the Word being proclaimed and explained in every Mass.

In every Sunday Mass there are at least four Bible readings
+ First Reading - usually from the Old Testament
+ A Psalm is prayed by all
+ Second Reading - usually from a New Testament Epistle
+ Gospel Reading
+ then the priest bring them all together and helps us apply them to our lives in the homily

http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect1chpt2.htm#131

+ Sources of Doctrine +

I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will guide you to all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak what he hears, and will declare to you the things that are coming. (John 16:12-13)

The Catholic Church does not use Holy Scripture as the only basis of doctrine. It could not. The early Catholic church existed before and during the time that the New Testament was written (by Catholics).

There were hundreds of Christian writings during the first and second centuries. Which New Testament writings would become official was not fully decided until about 400 AD.

Catholics believe that the Holy Spirit was guiding the early church (and is guiding the church today) to make the correct choices about things like:
+ The Holy Trinity (which is also only hinted at in the Bible)
+ Going to church on Sunday instead of Saturday (which is actually directly against one of the Ten Commandments)
+ The Communion of Saints
+ Which writings include in the New Testament?

Things that are even more modern like
+ Slavery is bad. Slavery is never declared evil in the Bible. This was one of the justifications for slavery in the Confederate States.
+ Democracy is good. The Bible states that either God should be the leader of the nation like Israel before the kings or kings should be the leader, "Give to Caesar that which is Caesar's." This was talked about a lot during the American Revolution.

This second source of doctrine is called Apostolic Tradition.

Do Christians who do not allow the continuing guiding force of the Holy Spirit to make their beliefs more and more perfect, still endorse slavery as Colossians 3:22 commands, "Slaves, obey your human masters in everything"?

Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught, either by an oral statement or by a letter of ours. (2 Thessalonians 2:15)

We instruct you, brothers, in the name of (our) Lord Jesus Christ,to shun any brother who conducts himself in a disorderly way and not according to the tradition they received from us. (2 Thessalonians 3:6)

I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold fast to the traditions, just as I handed them on to you. (1 Corinthians 11:2)

http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect1chpt2.htm#80

+ With love in Christ.

Answer 8

No, none of the things the Catholic Church does or teaches "go against the Bible". Some of the things they do or teach may go against your personal interpretation of the Bible, but that simply reveals your inability to correctly interpret, a fact that is already obvious from the doctrinal chaos of manmade denominational religion. Which is why Christ gave us one Church with full authority to interpret His Word. Which is why the Bible refers to that one Church as "the pillar and foundation of truth".

Yes, Catholics read their Church's book. But even if they didn't read it individually, they would still hear the majority of the biblical texts read to them simply by attending Mass.

The Catholic Church compiled the Bible, a collection of early Jewish and Catholic writings, for its own use. Obviously the Catholic bishops who compiled the book didn't include anything contrary to Catholic teaching. Therefore it is categorically impossible that anything in the Bible, correctly and authoritatively interpreted, could possibly conflict with Catholic teaching.
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Answer 9

Of course we read the Bible. I have at least 30 different translations and guides in the bookcases behind me, plus the E-Sword program on my computer with at least 15 more translations. I read my Bible regularly and study it, both in groups and on my own.

The problem is that you probably believe what someone else has told you about the Catholic faith, and there are a lot of misconceptions about the Church's teachings floating around out there. I suggest you talk to those of us who've studied our faith and know why we believe what we believe. I think you'll find that Catholicism is solidly based on Scriptural teachings.

If you have questions about what we *really* believe, then please feel free to post them here. I'll do whatever I can to help clear up any confusion you may have. If you don't want the truth about what my Church teaches but just want to harangue Catholics because of what you've been told we believe, then please don't waste my time and yours. Thanks.

Answer 10

Listen, according to people like you everything we Catholics do goes against the Bible so what`s new?