It’s rather sad that very often those who hate the Catholic Church think they love Christ (or do they suffer from an elevated sense of self...another thread), even though their understanding of Him is limited, but at the same time the despise His Church. In the end, to hate His Church is to hate Him.
"Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way. " -- Psalm 119:104
Sometimes, it seems like flattery to assert that some such as myself, hate the RC edifice.
I hate some of the things the edifice does and stands for as they are UNBiblical and hostile to Christ and Father’s priorities.
However, I don’t hate chaff. It’s just not something I glorify. I could conceive of using it for mulch.
imho, failure to see the flaws in one’s mirror and in one’s primary reference group is a failure to mature. It’s kind of still at the level of believing in Santa Claus and the toothfairy.