I have been a Catholic for years now. I have known many priests. I never have been discouraged from reading the Bible by any Catholic clergy. Just the opposite so I don't buy it. Pure hocum.
There was a member of the BB who stopped posting when I called him out. He claimed every Catholic priest he ever knew told him not to worship Jesus, just Mary. Also pure nonsense. He also claimed he worked for the Catholic Church for years and grew up in the Catholic Church being told to never read the Bible.
I challenge you, ask ANY Catholic priest whether or not you should read the Bible. I already know their answer.
Never had the experience they are describing my whole life.
The Catholic Church didn’t canonise and declare the Bible to then discourage people from reading it.
The Catholic Church is the Biblical Church, it’s the Church the Bible came from in the first place.