I am always amazed at these threads that turn into Catholic vs Protestant debates. Arguing about Holy matters is legalistic and unseemly. Such discourse ignores the supreme fact that God is love, not doctrine. One cannot argue one's way into Grace.
Good point. However, it often devolves in such a way b/c Protestants make a point of pointing out the "un-Biblical Catholic practices," which in turn inspires the Catholics to point out the Biblical basis, and so on. I would expect it on this thread, however, given the nature of the initial post: Are Catholics Born-Again? The question in itself is divisive, let alone the response.
But right-o about God's love. I don't think ANY of us can say who is or is not saved--that gets into doing Christ's job, quite a dangerous thing to do...