Thanks, Steven. I only wish that more of our "debates" could begin (and end) with that kind of statement. I too often get the impression that some here consider RCs to be some kind of pagan cult.
Many Catholics (pre-Vatican II of course), felt similarly towards the Protestants, so I guess it should be no suprise when they return the favor acouple centuries later.
I don't think that most RCs think of you as ignorant, just "seperated brothers". I prefer to think of the whole mess as being more of a particularly messy divorce... where both sides make up ridiculous charges to make sure that the children hate the other parent (and to justify their own sinfullness causing the divorce).
Messy divorce? Actually I think that's a pretty good description. I've come around so much, as a former catholic, that I've actually ruled out the possibility of the catholic church being the great whore in the Book of Revelation. I beginning to think, as much as a person can figure "Revelation", that it more accurately depicts Muslim and Islam. After all, its a gigantic movement that came about to discredit Judaism and Christianity.
All I know about RCs I learned on FR. (Now that's a scary thought)