Despite my recent posts in this thread while I didn't part ways with Catholics I certainly parted ways with the Catholic Church. Started to seriously question a lot of the doctrine after reading my first bible given to me as a Christmas gift in my early teens.
However, here's the rub. Catholics expect to be accepted and welcomed as brothers and sisters in the Lord. We can work out our differences they say, but it must come from a place of brotherhood and mutual acceptance. That's a problem. The Catholic Jesus is a different Jesus from the One in the scriptures. So long as someone believes in a false Jesus there can't be mutual brotherhood and fellowship. It's like saying to a Muslim, come brother, let's work out our differences. After all, we both love God don't we?
I learned a long time ago that unless a Catholic comes to understand their sect is false from the ground up there's no point in arguing with them.