Quote Originally Posted by Duggie View Post
A question for those who were “Raised Catholic”, not to offend but just for me to improve my understanding. Did you read/study the bible for yourself, or did you read other sources of information, or did you rely on what priests told you ?
I read a couple of versions of the book myself, along with other religious texts. I then used my own personal experiences of both the catholic church and my day to day life, along with logic, to realise that they were nothing but stories to appease the fear of death and to control the populous.

Now some questions for you - which version of the bible do you believe and which bits of it do you not take literally?