[RitaOK]

The “issue”, here, is anti-Catholic protestants and former Catholics with a grudge, swarming a thread to cast unmerited insults onto Catholics, their faith and practices (of which they are vastly ignorant), got some push back for it instead of hand holding, and I assume shall be permitted to do so without effect.

A testimony experience of a well formed, but former, protestant to a current one is not “mind reading”. It’s a fact.

[Religion Moderator]

If the original poster wanted the thread to be restricted to Catholics only, he could have posted it is a "Catholic Caucus." Since he did not, it is "open" by default and all Religion Forum posters are welcome to argue for or against deities, religious authorities, beliefs, etc.

Your post was "making it personal" in this statement:

You clearly worship at the alter of your own interpretation of both chapter and verse, master of your own ignorance.

Discuss the message, not the messenger.