Religion Moderator:
Actually, it says no such thing, it states that a huge number of Americans [both Catholic and Protestant] are pagans but think they are good Christians.
So I don’t think it says what you said it states.
While I don’t pretend to be able to judge the eternal destiny of any individual, I think it is also true that many in the U.S., who profess to be Catholic or Protestant, embrace views that are in essence pagan [abortion on demand, euthansia, same-sex marriage, moral relativism], etc which is what I think is the point Fr. Longeneker was making.
It may have been the point he was making, but by mentioning Protestants as potentially pagan he opens the door for a reply from Protestants, e.g. “We are not pagan because pagans believe ...”