Interestingly enough, I also came to know the mercy of God and was brought to new life in Christ Jesus——when I became a Catholic.
It’s would be unfortunate for anyone to assume that their own personal “Road to Damascus” is more authentic or more spiritually pure and correct than that of the Christian next to him.
It’s wrong to think that Catholics cannot know that they are sinners in need of redemption.
It’s erroneous to think -—or to assume-—that Catholics don’t know and love Sacred Scripture. There are plenty who certainly do.
My life, my prayers, my all are in His hands and have been now for over 60 decades.
“God indeed is my savior; I am confident and unafraid. My strength and my courage is the Lord, and He is my savior.”
Isaiah 12:2
For being over 600 years old you write well!
I agree completely! That is why I do not pretend to know what is in a person's heart. I can only be faithful to the calling to preach the gospel to everyone, to speak the truth in love and to give an answer in gentleness and respect to anyone who asks me of the reason for the "hope that is in me". What a person does with the Gospel is between them and the Lord - he alone sees the heart.
Certainly, there are many Catholics who are saved, inspite of the official doctrine of Rome. They believe their Bibles and take the Lord’s words to heart.