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I could not become a Catholic, because the Catholic Church seems to go so far as to discount the Scriptures, and the Holy Spirit, which is what truly drives me in the following of Christ.

You really ought to attend a Catholic Mass some time. I have never seen more extensive portions of the Holy Scriptures read than what is done at a Catholic Mass, and I have attended Lutheran church services, Baptist church services, Methodist church services, Seventh-day Adventist church services, and many others.

At a typical Catholic Mass, the first reading is usually from the Old Testament, then there is a reading from the Psalms, then a reading from one of Paul's epistles, or one of the other New Testament epistles, followed always by a reading from the Gospels.

The prayers before the Bible readings, the prayers after the Bible readings, and the many other prayers during the Mass (especially the prayers of consecration during the Holy Communion part of the Mass) are virtually saturated with Scriptural references or are directly derived from the Bible.

During every Holy Communion in every single Catholic Mass, the Holy Spirit is prayerfully invoked to actually effect the changes that make present the Sacred Body and Blood of our Savior, as Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself promised.

I would strongly urge you to attend any Catholic Mass to witness the truth of this for yourself. I believe you will change your mind if you do that.

This very thread is dedicated by RCC advocates to challenge the acceptance of Scripture and the work of God the Holy Spirit in the believer.

They can read Scripture in Latin all they want, but to then criticize other believers for having faith in the Word of God by studying Scripture is absurd and at least lacks faith in what God the Holy Spirit can perform in any believer in faith with Him.

I appreciate your response.
Your is respectful.
On the other hand the response to me at #181
pretty much assures that I want nothing to do with
attending a church that produces such religious prigs who are just here to ridicule instead of discuss.This is why I rarely join in these religion threads.

Am I thin skinned?

No. I just never see anything but rotting fruit and no progress for the cause of Christ here. It' once again proved to just be a waste of time.

There is power in God’s word that we don’t appreciate. My nephew is Jewish. We attended his bar mitzvah where he read from a passage in Leviticus/Numbers/Deuteronomy. I was astounded by the strong presence of the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately, to most there this was just a ritualistic exercise with little significance to them. I asked him this past weekend if he remembered which passage he read and he didn’t know. But the truth is, the Holy Spirit can illuminate God’s word wherever it is spoken.