"Catholics hate the Bible!". Sorry, I forgot

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A friend of mine recently reverted to Anglicanism from temporarily being Atheistic. He accused us (Catholics) of hating the Bible, and not actually following it but made no reference to sola scriptura, as I expected he would.
I’ve heard other people claim similar things that “Catholics hate the Bible”,
I’m sorry, it seems like I forgot to hate it.

What are all these people basing their claims on?
 
Perhaps because we don’t buy their Bibles. You know, they thought theirs is the Bible.
 
“Old female spouse’s tales” to express it in an up to date fashion. Rumor, innuendo fabrications, distortions and plain old lies flash like lightning while truth plods along slowly.

There was a thread in the old CAF called “Let’s see your bibles” Oughta’ take a look at that one. Send your friend the link.
 
i am surprised an Anglican would make that accusation especially using such a strong word as hate.
 
I am a collector/hoarder, but within reach right now are 42 different versions/translations. I must hate a lot!
 
Ah, yeah, because we would definitely preserve, with life and limb against murdering Franks, Goths, and other tribes, something that we hated.
 
There are a lot of ignorant people out there unfortunately. That’s why you gotta tell them the truth. The only issue that arises is when they stubbornly stick to their ignorant viewpoint even when provided with evidence proving the contrary…
 
Yes, and his response was an unfounded “Well, you contradict just about everything it says” without providing any evidence or what it was we supposedly contradict.
 
For one, I thought Anglicans prided themselves on being Catholic?
 
Rhys_Thomas_00 said:
What are all these people basing their claims on?
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Protestantism is founded on Sola Scriptura, (Only The Bible) thus reading the Bible is the center of the Protestant Christian Journey. For Catholics, the mass is permeated with Scripture, from beginning to end, including three readings. Catholics who go to daily Mass get through much of the Bible after a year. But most Catholics don’t go to daily mass, thus Catholics need to make the Bible a centerpiece in our life, being that the Bible is a letter from God to us. We ought to not just own a Bible, we must read it constantly. the Church offers PLENARY Indulgences for those who read the Sacred Scriptures devoutly for At least half an hour (don’t quote me, double-check the Book on Indulgences)…
 
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Catholics who go to daily Mass get through much of the Bible after a year. But most Catholics don’t go to daily mass, thus Catholics need to make the Bible a centerpiece in our life, being that the Bible is a letter from God to us. We ought to not just own a Bible, we must read it constantly.
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As someone who is coming home after being a lifelong Baptist, I totally agree with this statement.

I think most Catholics on CAF read and study their Bibles more than your average Catholic. I assume that is because we all have some level of interest in apologetics otherwise we probably wouldn’t be on a Catholic Answers forum. But, your average Catholic probably doesn’t spend much time with the book itself.

It is really important to know your scripture so that you can defend (and promote) your faith. Scripture is as important as Tradition and Authority.
 
Catholic Church states traditions as the orally “by the apostles who handed on, by the spoken word of their preaching, by the example they gave, by the institutions they established, what they themselves had received - whether from the lips of Christ, from his way of life and his works, or whether they had learned it at the prompting of the Holy Spirit”; 2 Thessalonians 2:15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by our letter.

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p1s1c2a2.htm

ARTICLE 2
THE TRANSMISSION OF DIVINE REVELATION
74 God “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth”:29 that is, of Christ Jesus.30 Christ must be proclaimed to all nations and individuals, so that this revelation may reach to the ends of the earth:
God graciously arranged that the things he had once revealed for the salvation of all peoples should remain in their entirety, throughout the ages, and be transmitted to all generations.31
I. THE APOSTOLIC TRADITION
75 "Christ the Lord, in whom the entire Revelation of the most high God is summed up, commanded the apostles to preach the Gospel, which had been promised beforehand by the prophets, and which he fulfilled in his own person and promulgated with his own lips. In preaching the Gospel, they were to communicate the gifts of God to all men. This Gospel was to be the source of all saving truth and moral discipline."32
In the apostolic preaching. . .
76 In keeping with the Lord’s command, the Gospel was handed on in two ways:
• orally “by the apostles who handed on, by the spoken word of their preaching, by the example they gave, by the institutions they established, what they themselves had received - whether from the lips of Christ, from his way of life and his works, or whether they had learned it at the prompting of the Holy Spirit”;33
• in writing “by those apostles and other men associated with the apostles who, under the inspiration of the same Holy Spirit, committed the message of salvation to writing”.34
. . . continued in apostolic succession
77 "In order that the full and living Gospel might always be preserved in the Church the apostles left bishops as their successors. They gave them their own position of teaching authority."35 Indeed, "the apostolic preaching, which is expressed in a special way in the inspired books, was to be preserved in a continuous line of succession until the end of time."36
78 This living transmission, accomplished in the Holy Spirit, is called Tradition, since it is distinct from Sacred Scripture, though closely connected to it. Through Tradition, "the Church, in her doctrine, life and worship, perpetuates and transmits to every generation all that she herself is, all that she believes."37 "The sayings of the holy Fathers are a witness to the life-giving presence of this Tradition, showing how its riches are poured out in the practice and life of the Church, in her belief and her prayer."38
 
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Continued…

Pope Benedict XVI gave a beautiful catechesis on Catholic Tradition in late April, 2006. He says that we miss the profound meaning of Catholic Tradition if we see it only as the handing on of a static Revelation.
More than that, it is the active, continuous work of the Holy Spirit in our particular time: it makes real and tangible “the active presence of the Lord Jesus in his people, realized by the Holy Spirit”.
Seeing Catholic Tradition as the active presence of Christ through the work of the Spirit is precisely what accomplishes the “transmission of the goods of salvation” to us:
Thanks to Tradition, guaranteed by the ministry of the apostles and their successors, the water of life that flowed from the side of Christ and his saving blood comes to the women and men of all times. In this way, Tradition is the permanent presence of the Savior who comes to meet, redeem and sanctify us in the Spirit through the ministry of his Church for the glory of the Father.
This reality of the divine action of the Holy Spirit within the Church is essential to understanding Catholic Tradition. It is what makes Sacred Tradition something far different than mere human traditions.
Through that same action of the Spirit, Catholic Tradition incorporates us into the Communion of the Saints. It ensures the connection “between the experience of the apostolic faith, lived in the original community of the disciples, and the present experience of Christ in his Church.”
The Pope concludes:
Tradition is the living river that unites us to the origins, the living river in which the origins are always present, the great river that leads us to the port of eternity. In this living river, the word of the Lord…: “And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age”, is fulfilled again (Matthew 28:20).
Through Catholic Tradition, the Holy Spirit works to bring the grace and truth of Christ into our own lives.
It’s real. And it’s living right now in the Catholic Church!
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.”
(John 1:14)
1 Corinthians 11:2 I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions just as I handed them on to you.
2 Thessalonians 3:66 Now we command you, beloved,[a] in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from believers who are living in idleness and not according to the tradition that they[c] received from us.
 
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Not to be rude, but a lot non-catholics can be ignorant about what our church teaches. It’s sad, but I’m sure a lot of Catholics can be ignorant of what other churches teach as well. It’s how life works, to some degree.

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Catholics don’t hate the Bible! In fact, we love it so much that we use the unabridged version, unlike Protestants. 😉
 
Catholics don’t “hate the Bible”. Tradition is included there. For me as a Catholic, I need to know what Jesus meant in His figurative language.
 
Rhys_Thomas_00 said:
What are all these people basing their claims on?
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They believe that many Catholic doctrines and practices contradict Scripture. Therefore, they conclude that we reject the Bible and hate it because it proves us wrong (which is not true). The groups making these claims usually also insist that Catholics are not Christians.
 
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