Great post over at The Pertinacious Papist about the state of Catholic biblical studies since the Second Vatican Council. As can be attested by any orthodox Catholic who loves the Scriptures but is repulsed by the lifeless critical method of mainstream scholarship, it is positively painful to see what the average Catholic is offered in the way of parish based Scripture study and in Catholic colleges. No wonder so many Catholics who had an initial interest in getting to know more about the Bible end up turning to more invigorating Protestant material and presentations (sometimes making the entire journey to Protestantism as a result), or just say to heck with the whole thing.It's not not all dead and negative, however, as the writer quoted by the blog (Joe Martin) points out and as I often tell anyone who will listen. There are great Bible study materials if you know where to look for them. That's one of the purposes of this blog and my website, and I hope to be able to post info about where to find said resources as time goes on -- so stay tuned.
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