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A person can become a Christian without having any involvement with Catholicism or Protestantism.
Nope...if you decide to be a Christian, but don't follow the Catholic church, you are a protestant.

**Sigh**

There is this Guy, His name is Jesus.

He says different.

He is God.

It seems you follow some type of erroneous Catholic teachings which DENIES Jesus Christ and his Holy Word.

For you to tell millions of Christians that they are not Christians because they do not follow your denomination is absolutely absurd and actually...kind of sad the indroctination has apparently seared your conscience against God.

Oh and BTW, MANY Catholics on this thread disagree with you.

Heck, Peter disagrees with you.

And so does Paul. Notice the scriptures below don't mention the Catholic Church as necessary for Salvation.

How do
you receive salvation ( new birth - be born again ) ??

In Romans 10:9-11, the Apostle Paul teaches,
"Because if you acknowledge and confess
with your lips that Jesus is Lord
and in your heart believe ( adhere to, trust in and rely on the truth ) that

God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart a person
believes ( adheres to, trusts in
and relies on Christ ) and so is justified
( declared righteous, acceptable to God ) and with the mouth he
confesses ( declares openly and speaks out freely his faith ) and confirms ( his )
salvation".

What is the promise of salvation ( the new birth )?
It is that when anyone receives Jesus as Lord,
they receive the assurance of
Romans 10:11 which says, "No man who believes in Him ( adheres to, relies on

and trusts in Him ) will ( ever ) be put to shame or be disappointed". And
then the apostle John further
confirms, "But to as many as did receive and
welcome Him, He ( the Father ) gave the authority ( power,
privilege, right ) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in ( adhere to,
trust in,
and rely on ) His name". God becomes Father and we are His
children.

The above is what is known as a pearl. Do with it what you wish.

If you wish to have a personal relationship with Jesus and be born again and saved for all time and eternity, pray this prayer.

A Prayer for Salvation ( Please say this out loud )

Heavenly Father, I come to You in the Name of Jesus. Your Word says, "Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved"
( Acts 2:21 ). I am calling on You. I pray and ask Jesus to come into my heart and be Lord over my life according to Romans 10:9-10.
"If thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved." I do that now. I confess that Jesus is Lord, and I believe in my heart that God raised Him from the dead.
I am now reborn! I am a Christian - a child of Almighty God! I am saved!

By saying this prayer out loud you have been heard by God and have heard it yourself meeting God's requirement to be saved. You are now a born-again child of God the Father through the shed blood of Jesus!
Becoming a born again Christian is a simple process but sometimes it requires giving up making false statement denying others the same gift.
I hope and pray for your salvation!
If you decide to be a Christian, but don't follow ~~the Catholic church~~ Jesus Christ, you are ~~a protestant~~ not a Christian.