It's actually none of any non-Catholic's business what Catholics believe. I only post on these threads to ensure that what is said about the Catholicism is truthful and accurate. Besides why do any non-Cathilics care what the Catholics believe if they don't put any credence in it? They go well out of their way on a daily basis to distance themselves from Catholic doctrine and then insist that Catholics have the right to only believe in the portions of our doctrines they agree with. Do they insist that the Hindu's give up portions of the Ramayana so they don't offend their sensibilities?
I'll repeat the crux of my initial post #5 that has been since been deleted. I am comforted that the Church does not compromise its doctrines to accommodate the ignorance and hatred of people like the anti-Catholics and the many other famous and not so famous ex-Catholics who pile on tho these threads
“In all truth, I think Catholics can believe whatever they want as long as they give up the claim that they alone are the one true church of Christ and that no one can be saved outside of her.”
See, once we give up the claim that the church alone is the one true church of Christ, then we can believe whatever we want.
translation: be a protestant