English transcript

No Catholic Church. No Bible. When I started learning about the Catholic Church, I realized

something no one had ever told me. The only reason we even have a Bible today is because

the Catholic Church preserved it. At Mass, the readings cover more of Scripture than most

Christians ever hear in their entire lives, and Catholic teaching has always said Scripture is

inspired, sacred, and true, just not always interpreted literally the way modern people

would assume. But the Bible wasn't compiled into one book until the late 300s, and it was councils

in that era, Rome 382, Hippo 393, and Carthage 397, that officially recognized the New Testament

canon we use today. Later, the Council of Trent reaffirmed the same canon. The Catholic Church,

under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, determined the canon of Scripture. Early Christians were

reading tons of writings in church. Some were inspired, and some only claimed to be. So the

bishops of the church had to spiritually discern which books were truly apostolic, truly inspired,

and truly used in liturgy across the world. Catholics aren't meant to stay babes in Christ,

who only drink milk, as Paul says. We're supposed to study, read, wrestle, and grow.

If Catholics don't read Scripture, that's the problem of the catechesis, not the church's teaching.