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Any decision at some point becomes internalized and in that sense private; however the reasons for the Catholic faith are very well known and in fact I enumerated the principal ones.

I read your testimony, and i have mine, as one raised devout RC, but who later became manifestly born again thru tearful repentance and faith in Christ to save, and realized the profound difference in heart and life, and btwn what happened to me versus my fellow Catholics.

And yet i remained for 6 years, going weekly and holy days to Mass as a Eucharist-believing RC, and served as a lector and CCD teacher, while also seeking life in RC charismatic meetings (which were better). But who quickly found evangelical radio as feeding my very hungry soul, seeking to know how to please God from the Scriptures.

And finally, and more due to spiritual deadness in the RC church (and i went to more than my own parish sometimes) and desire for evangelical fellowship more than doctrinal differences (though i saw some), i humbly prayed to God if perhaps He would have me go to another church (I knew of none i thought i could trust) then He would make it known. And which He manifestly answered the next day, and which decision He only confirmed in the years since.

Nor do i harbor personal resentment against Rome, but contend against it which i do against other errors, from Swedenborg" to Islam .

And as i can examine Scripture objectively, so i have changed some of my views, if not salvific ones, and likely read more Catholic teaching than most RCs. But this is contrary to the cultic devotion of such RCs i see contending her, and exampled in the incredible things they wrest out of Scripture, which devotion driven extrapolations are actually an argument again being an RC.