Freethinker of the 19th century whose "pull it out of the air" critique of the Bible provided much source material for The Encyclopedia of Biblical Errancy
I don't intend for these links to be comprehensive -- I happen to know several Roman Catholics who are more "Protestant" than some Protestants I know...and I happen to think that there are many true believers in their rank-and-file fold....since there are already many people addressing these issues, I leave it to the reader to judge from what I offer below.
Works of John Paul II -- our consult recommends the following items especially: 236, 257, 274, 735, and 784. Want some insight into how Benedict XVI sees things? Recommended, this.