Great post, Red Horse, great testimony. We have quite a few ex-RC in our church, I've noticed that every one of their testimonies matches yours.
Seems as long as they are going through all the motions Catholics do, the mass, saying their rosary, etc., with all the accompanying outward regalia, the priestly robes, the nun's garments, the gold, the statues of Mary, etc., they never get around to doing like the Bereans in Acts 17:11 who searched the scripture "whether those things were so" (whether RC "things" are so).
The word of God, assuming they are not brainwashed by all the trappings of Roman system, will do that for honest Roman Catholics every time.
Thanks for your kind words. Some times if feels like we’re throwing bricks into the grand canyon...