Mary, if someone who claimed to be Protestant told me that he could also call be a Druid and worship the spirit of the Oak tree I would call BS on him not on Protetantism. If a Protestant cleric said they could also be Muslim I would have a very, very long hard laugh before weeping for their ignorance. If a Protestant told me that Mother Gaia was a symbol of the suffering Christ and we must plead for her forgiveness I would wonder just how many days they had been without their meds. If the preachers tell me that for 500 dollars down and low monthly donations I will prosper and be a witness to the genoristy of God. I will keep my purse tightly closed.
What I would not do is say, ah ha Protestant churches must all believe this and they must all teach this. This must be what being Protestant means. They substitute all this for Jesus. Protestants one and all are not Christian.
We do have those within the Church who may through ignorance or outright rebellion corrupt the teachings of the Church. We do not allow them to be the ones who decide what Catholicism teaches and believes and neither should you. We call them Jesuits in many cases.
Thank you for your well reasoned response. I never blame individual Catholics for what their church believes. I just wish they’d investigate it more, rather than blindly accepting everything they’re taught. The same goes for protestant and other churches as well. If it doesn’t line up with scripture, then question, question, question.