No actually it doesn’t put me at square one. It puts me in sync with God.
How do you know your priest has the right interpretation of the man made catholic doctrine?
“No actually it doesn’t put me at square one. It puts me in sync with God.”
In sync as much as the other 1,000s of denominations and leaders, with their different interpretations.
Unless you have a uniquely revealed ability to interpret Scripture better than those mentioned above.