Well, I’m a Christian and I only long for the comfort of the scriptures and Jesus Christ himself, who, through His Holy Spirit is my comforter. It has nothing to do with submitting to any authority. We don’t believe the same as you do, period. Has nothing to do with authority.
Yes, it does. Every non-Catholic form of Christianity boils down to “Ah ain’t a-gonna let no Eye-Talian pope tell me whut tuh do. Ah’ll read thuh Bye-buhll an’ be mah OHNE pope.”
Hence, the hundreds of Christian denominations, each convinced that it alone is the true Church.
If you believe differently than the Catholic Church teaches, you believe wrongly. Period. That being said, I know that a just God will rightly judge each of us on the Last Day. Please pray that my own errors and stupid pride will not condemn me.