Not exactly the example I would use to justify my faith...
Having said that, I would like to say that more important than the name of the church one belongs or the rituals one clings to is the deepest belief in our hearts! So hopefully, you will understand that even though I believe some Christian religions(in name) are missguided, some of their members are true devote lovers of the Lord. This is not intended to get a discussion going on the validity of any Church. A church is only as genuine as it's members, and the members only as genuine as their deep beliefs. God seeks us to worship Him in SPIRIT and in Truth.
Few could argue effectively against the sordid history of the Catholic Church and how originally it was set up by the Roman Gov't (the first 'Pope' was a Roman official) - in hopes to dilute or eliminate the true Christian church - or how many of the sacraments and beliefs are strikingly similar to the ancient Chaldean pagan religion. Reference Halley's Bible Handbook, and Alexander Hislop's The Two Babylons.
And finally, it seems to me that this gentleman is effectively jointing the victims groups. Dude, remember the battle is the Lord's. If it (the Catholic Church) is of God, who can prevail against it? But if it isn't, then one day the walls will surely come down.
Hogwash. St. Peter was not a Roman official. Halley is a notorious Catholic bashing bigot and in the book calls the Pope the antichrist. Hislop attacks all of Christianity, not just Catholicism. Both of these books should be in the fiction section. If you wasted money on these books, you've proven that P.T. Barnum was correct.