It’s a Falsehood That Catholics Don’t Know & Use The Bible

A common name many Protestants and Evangelical Christians call themselves is “Bible Christians.” These same Christians criticize Catholics for not knowing their Bibles, reading their Bibles, and referencing their Bibles enough. However, the truth is Catholics are indeed Bible Christians.


Catholics believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. The Church maintains that Scripture, together with Sacred Tradition, are the supreme rule of Faith. God inspires both, and both impart the Word of God.


Pope Paul VI in the document “Dei Verbum” (“The Word of God”) promulgated that the Bible “stands as the support and energy of the Church, the strength of faith for her sons, the food of the soul, the pure and everlasting source of spiritual life” (Dei Verbum 21).


Moreover, the Catholic Church is responsible for the Bible’s original coordination and publication. Catholics compiled, canonized, and preserved the Bible centuries before so-called Protestants and Evangelicals even existed. One could say that when non-Catholic Christians reach for the Bible, they are holding a Catholic book in their hands.


The Catholic Mass Has Its Roots In the Bible

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