[usconservative]

You are still a Catholic, though,

No, I am not.

though, because your mark of Baptism does not go away.

The "mark of baptism" was not my choice. Read your Bible, salvation is a CHOICE. I as an infant could not choose, and my parents cannot do that for me. I am saved because I CHOSE to accept Jesus Christ as my savior, and was baptized as an ADULT at an age of accountability.

The rest of your post I'm not going to bother with, other than to repeat I AM NOT A CATHOLIC.

[metmom]

Roman Catholicism is a religion of control freaks. They will NEVER let you go.

Based on what happened to you without your consent as a baby, they will claim you as long as you live.

Any marks on my soul have been washed by the blood of Jesus and I am FREE. No man nor no organization owns me any more nor can they claim to.

[Former Fetus]

I am in the same situation that usconservative is. I see it kind of similar to what happened when I was sworn in as a US citizen, I had to deny allegiance to any other country, government... The day I walked down the isle in that Baptist church, confessed my belief and accepted Jesus as the Lord and Savior of my life, I broke allegiance to the RCC. My infant baptism, of which I had nothing to do, became superseded by this new baptism. Since I was in my 30s, I did it with full knowledge of what it meant.

Of course I don't "hate" Catholics, the rest of my family in Spain is Catholic. But I am not worried about finding out that I was a Catholic and didn't live like one, because I know I am not.

We should learn from the persecuted Church. They don't emphasize their theological differences, they are just Christians.