If you reject the Catholic Church, knowing and understanding that it IS the one true Church of Christ, you would be rejecting Christ’s will, His creation, and His most sacred gift, wouldn’t you?
I think God would take that very seriously. Even then, I don’t say you aren’t “saved,” because I believe God favors loving actions above all. I think one who knowingly rejects God’s will is committing a sin— and sin puts one in jeopardy of Hell. I think one who lives a very Christian life but who had knowingly rejected what he understood to be Christ’s Church, would probably go to Purgatory for a spell, but would eventually attain Heaven. So fear not! You ARE saved!
If you would ever like to talk to anyone about all this hostility for the Church, let me know and I will put you in touch with someone nice.
I accept the Catholic Church as one of the churches in the entire body of Christ; it is not the one true Church, any more than Eastern Orthodox (which actually predates the Catholic Church), or Lutheranism.
But that's heretical to the Catholic Church, and thus earns me that non-judgmental trip to Hell. Even though you are non-judgmental, right?
If you would ever like to talk to anyone about all this hostility for the Church, let me know and I will put you in touch with someone nice.
No need, I have family (by marriage) who not only work in the Catholic Church but are ordained priests. I know Catholic theology (12 years of Catholic education), and I know that it has a lot of problems, but I also know my own church has lots of problems, too. They're institutions of men. They are fallible.
Only Catholics who venerate their church and hold it infallible are wrong. But you cannot accept that, so you will go about your non-judgmental condemnation of all others. And the hypocrisy will never be seen because you'll keep your eyes closed...