I really question your blaming of the Catholics on this forum for not joining the Catholic Church. We do know our apologetics and do challenge the wrongful misinterpretations of scripture by many Protestants.
We call it YOPIOS. The definition is above. Many Protestants who claim sola scriptura beliefs lapse into their own interpretations rather than that of their church.
Fortunately the Catholic Church has one interpretation, and that is why we put it out here all the time. I’m sure we make sense, but that some do not want to accept because their minds are already made up against the Catholic Church.
I wish you the best in your journey. You may be surprised where it takes you.
I said it was part of the reason. I'd be a fool to make posts on the Religion forum the sole deciding factor. But aside from what I see as false doctrine (none of it so seriously false that I'd call you a heretic, in spite of what I've been called), I see a a lack of focus on Christ -- and that's what really bothers me.
I take chosing a new church very seriously. I can't attend my old denomination, so I'm looking very carefully at other churches. I don't like what I see from Catholics. It's all about their church, not Christ. A Catholic has never asked me what I believe -- only what church I attend. You included.
I'll take sola scriptura any day. Should I trust the word of God or corrupt popes? (Popes of the past -- I don't think Benedict is corrupt, nor was John Paul II.) Should I trust the church fathers -- even when they disagreed with one another? Should I trust the San Francisco archbishop who gave holy communion to gay men dressed as clownish nuns? You think you're immune from error -- you're not. Like most people who think they're free of danger, they're actually more susceptible to it.
As for the Catholic Church having only one interpretation, anyone with even the faintest knowledge of history knows that is false.
I sincerely thank you for wishing me the best on my journey.