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I’ve been watching a lot of debates lately about points of disagreement between Catholics and Protestants, as well as stories from Protestants who have converted to Catholicism.

Naturally, I find the arguments from the Catholic Church to be more persuasive and true. Still, I decided to hear the “other side,” meaning testimonies from people who have converted from Catholicism to Protestantism. I literally couldn’t find a single video on YouTube. The closest I came were videos from people explaining why they are not (or not yet) Catholic.

If and when RedeemedZoomer finally joins the Church, it’s a wrap.

Surely, there are people leaving the Catholic Church, but from my point of view, both in real life and from what I’ve seen on YouTube and social media, the number of people who leave after doing a deep dive into Church history and remain unconvinced that the Holy and Apostolic Catholic Church is the one true Church seems minuscule.

Mark Sea 2mo ago 💬 2

I was raised Catholic and I still am, but I just can’t get over 2 things:

1. Their treatment of pedophile priests. Shuffling them between church’s instead of complete banishment from the faith. Absolutely disgusting.

2. The pope’s word is infallible (if I followed this Catholic doctrine, then I would have gotten the Covid jab).

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DRE 2mo ago

> 1. I don’t know the details about the disciplinary measures the Church took to remedy that scandal, but I trust the Holy Spirit will guide the Church and help it endure until the end even if we have difficult times.

>2. That’s a common misunderstanding. The Pope is only infallible when he speaks Ex-Cathedra. This rarely happens. The Pope can be wrong on a lot of things not pertaining the Faith such as vaccination. Check out Catholic Answers or ask ChatGPT for more details on when the Pope is deemed infallible

Anon 2mo ago

Not to mention indulgences, deification of Mary, purgatory, work-based salvation, using a priest as a mediator between God and man, prayers to the dead, vain repetition, and as you point out, the infallibility of the pope. Charles Spurgeon said the Catholic church is Satan's greatest masterpiece, and I tend to agree with him.