Catholic Revelation

One of the biggest myths perpetuated against the Catholic faith is that the Roman Catholic Church hates the Bible. This myth has survived since the reformation when its seeds were planted up to the present day. The Catholic Church has been falsely accused of trying to keep the Bible away so as to keep people in the dark. This is so people are not enlightened as to the truth and how it contradicts doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church.

If one were interested in studying the real history behind the Bible, one would be astonished to learn that far from keeping the written word a secret, the Catholic Church is the author and protector of Holy Scripture. As a matter of fact, due to Her unwavering dedication to preserving the written Word of God, Protestants and Catholics alike owe the Catholic Church a debt of gratitude. Any and all efforts toward keeping an individual or individuals from reading a particular Bible has always been done so in the interest of preserving the complete truth and guarding it from false teachings. Defective Bibles were burned, and even today, Catholics are commanded to read translations accepted by the Catholic Church, the Church Jesus promised Peter the gates of hell would not prevail against.

One question that immediately comes to mind whenever I hear a Protestant claim that the Catholic Church is not Bible based is why do Catholics listen to and live the written word of God every day at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass? One who knows his Bible, Protestant or not, would not be able to observe the Holy Mass without noticing that it is soaked in Scripture. We read directly from the Bible, recite from the book of psalms, sing hymns of praise created from God’s Word, and participate in a very real way, the Last Supper. We hear Christ’s words to His apostles, and we receive the same Body and Blood of our Lord. This Liturgical celebration hardly resembles a Church that does not venerate and hold in highest regard, the written Word of God. Read more...