Wonk wrote: “Ironically per the catechism itself, protestants are included in his definition of church. But that doesn’t stop the ranters......”
I totally agree. to me the ‘ranters’ here are doing their best to destroy Christian unity and thus are abetting and aiding the work of those who are openly against Christianity.
“he warned against those who think they can have a personal, direct, immediate relationship with Jesus Christ outside of the communion and the mediation of the Church.”
This dogma is one of the reasons why I am not a Roman Catholic.