Why not join a Protestant church instead?
Why? Does RC leadership make them feel unwelcome, or conservatives instead. Some do, join a Protestant church, yet, aside from those who truly become born of the Spirit with its profound basic changes in heart and life, they avoid true evangelical churches, since they would feel at home there.
* In the Bible, one is saved by penitent, heart-purifying, regenerating effectual faith, (Acts 10:43-47; Acts 15:7-9; Titus 3:5) in the risen Lord Jesus, who was sent by the Father to be the savior of the world. (1 John 4:14) who did everything Right, but then took responsibility for all we did Wrong, paying the price the forgiveness of our sin with His own sinless shed blood. (Isaiah 53:4–11 ; ; Col. 1:14) and rising again.
* And who now reigns in Heaven as mankind's present savior and future judge. (Acts 10:42; 1 Peter 3:18, 22)
* And faith in the above Lord Jesus is imputed for righteousness, (Romans 4:5) and results in following the Lord, (Jn. 10:27, 28; Romans 8:14) which is to formally begin with being baptized (Acts 2:38-47; 8:12,36,37)
* By which faith the redeemed soul is "accepted in the Beloved" and positionally seated with Him in Heaven, on His account, glory to God. (Ephesians 1:6; 2:6; cf. Phil. 3:21)
And those who die in that obedient faith will go to be forever with Him at death or His return (Phil 1:23; 2Cor. 5:8 [“we”]; Heb, 12:22,23; 1Cor. 15:51 ff'; 1Thess. 4:17 )
In contrast to those who were never born of the Spirit or who terminally fall away. (Gal. 5:1-4; Heb. 3:12; 10:25-39)