As to Roman Catholic distortion, that is strictly your OPINION. Once you decide to actually read "Against Heresies", you will find out that there is only ONE valid and authorized interpretation.
Certainly, you can agree that people can read the Bible differently. What makes you the "deciding vote" on what is "distortion" and what is orthodox???
The Gnostics didn't like that line of thought, and neither do you. Sorry, but that is what Irenaeus wrote and that is what the early Church believed.
Regards
Wrong, wrong and wrong.