What are you talking about? The Church Doctors wrote tomes on the Catholic faith and many have studied them. Children read rather long Catechisms (Baltimore 3). When I was a protestant, I learned very little about my faith. It was Catholicism that changed me. And you still havent answered the following question: What about RC is pagan?
You argue out of a spirit of contention ... not one that desires the truth. You know exactly what I mean. To sell Christianity to the Pagans in the early centuries the 'church' adopted rituals and practices that are not biblical. Actually some of the error may not be Pagan but can be traced back to even earlier religions of the Greeks or Romans.
I'm not sure exactly where on earth you guys dreamed up the crazy idea of a celibate priesthood. I just know it did not come from heaven as it is not only NOT in the Bible .... it contravenes direct Bible teaching. To me the horror of pedophile priests is stark testament to the evil of this practice. One has to be under a spell not to see it.
Just THIS makes Roman Catholicism in danger of hellfire. However I personally believe any catholic who holds to the core of the religion, ie that Christ died for them will be saved. Even though they commit error such as the idolatry of praying to ANYONE but God.
When Catholicism took over in Rome, the way the Saints were celebrated was exactly the way they had celebrated the Greek Gods. They subsititued the gods for the saints. In fact the Catholic rituals and architecture of the churches were replicated from the Greek pagan religions.
Having said that, I believe despite such cultural and historical impacts, many Catholics are spirit filled Christians. I'm thrilled your faith is real.