Catholic church says not to take Bible as truth

[Neo]

I grew up with people who did take it as the literal truth. They were very frightening.

What this really does is undercut the validity of the quotes the church does choose to regurgitate. They selectively pick which passages they think are true or that have some merit while ignoring all the rest. Admitting that your source material has problems doesn't serve to inspire the credibility of your teachings.