This is a question that goes to the heart of what it means to be a Christian. Instead of responding, you demand agreement with a laundry list of typical Protestant arguments against Catholics, which by themselves indicate a failure to understand the actual teachings themselves.
No...the heart of the matter is you claimed to have a phd and to have taught classes and written books. To substantiate your claim you've been asked for proof. You, for some reason, continue to refuse to offer anything to help us believe you.
As you claim to stand with Roman Catholics you were asked if you agree with some of their doctrines. To which you've avoided answering.
You've avoided answering the basic question of this thread...do you believe in praying to the saints.
So far you've demonstrated a lack of knowledge of basic Christianity as you claim to be a "life long protestant" whatever that is.
You identifed the "true enemy of Christians and Christian culture lies in Islamic fundamentalism and secularism" when the obvious answer is Satan is the true enemy of Christians.
In light of those errors, you may understand why your "theology" is being called into question and why you're being asked to substantiate your claims regarding academia.