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Bravo! You give a vigorous defense of the Catholic beliefs. They would be very appealing to those searching for God and His Truth. Unfortunately they would be deceived if they were ignorant of the Bible and its teachings. “There are ways which seem right to a man, but in the end, it leads to destruction.” Prov. 14:12
What did Jesus do when confronted with temptation (as He was when on the mountain famished and dehydrated)? He met it with “It is written” That’s right, even He would not be betrayed by His senses but trusted in the Word of God.
Did Jesus REQUIRE a vow of anything before He sent the Apostles out like sheep amongst the wolves to preach the Gospel? No record of it. Did He require them to go to a four year seminary to be groomed? Nope.
So what does the Bible tell us of these denominations who do NOT follow His Commandments (9 out of 10 don’t cut it)? Glad you asked.
4 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron. 3 They forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth. 4 For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, 5 because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
That sounds like a pretty strong condemnation of Catholicism to me. YMMV