Thank you for your thorough answer. It proves much of what I have believed for a long time, the Catholic religious system does not limit it’s truth to teachings considered to be divinely inspired as you clearly admit.
How do you determine which of it’s doctrines are from man and which are from God?
Why would you want to?
It is much simpler being a Christian like me, one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus the Christ.
Notice I didn’t call myself a Protestant, I have nothing to protest. I am more than happy knowing my sins, past, present and future have already been forgiven by my Father in heaven after I acknowledged I was a sinner, asked forgiveness and accepted His Son’s finished work on the cross for me.
May God the Father lead us all to his truth. BVB
PS You won’t have to worry about that purgatory thingy your old religion claims might await you.
By checking their consistency with the deposit of faith originally given the Apostles and its subset actually recorded in the Holy Scripture.
Why would you want to?
Because we believe in Jesus Christ God and our Savior.
my sins, past, present and future have already been forgiven by my Father in heaven after I acknowledged I was a sinner, asked forgiveness and accepted His Son’s finished work on the cross for me.
This is a half-true, and the infection of faith that you got from Protestantism. Christ did redeem all sin and with baptism you received the gift of redemption. You however, continue to be on the road to salvation and future sin may lead you away from it. Consider 1 Timothy 1:19 and especially
brethren, labour the more, that by good works you may make sure your calling and election. For doing these things, you shall not sin at any time. (2 Peter 1:10; check also the context)
Make sure your calling and election.