Judith, one the problems is that the Catholic Church has EXTRA biblical teachings, teachings that have absolutely Zip foundations in scripture..
Those tend to be he ones, we notice the most.. Then there are scriptures taken out of context to make doctrine.
So it is really hard for a Catholic to claim that they base the church on the word of God.. and be taken seriously
Surely everyone knows by now that I am not overly concerned with being taken seriously by people who think Catholics are not Christians.