“paying attention to the teaching of Jesus and the Apostles” leads any serious believer to the Catholic or Orthodox Church.
Only the serious believer is going to pay attention to the teachings of Jesus, and considering the state of the Catholicism, obviously following the teachings is not going to be found there, nor is it a priority for them.
Following Christ leads no man to a denomination, especially one as corrupt and immoral as Catholicism has shown itself to be.
How can one affiliate with Catholicism and follow Jesus when Catholicism clearly doesn't?
The present crisis proves it does, too. A more godless organization would be hard to find.
““paying attention to the teaching of Jesus and the Apostles” leads any serious believer to the Catholic or Orthodox Church.”
I agree that it makes a follower of Christ evaluate those churches.
But in the light of Scripture, it is obvious they became pagan.
Rome moreso than the orthodox churches, but even they have serious failings.
And IGNORING them identifies a 'believer' in the church, based in that enclave, in Rome.