Well, I certainly do not mean to "scoff" (whatever you mean by that odd term). I certainly do mean to expose the errant teaching of the cult-like organization call the "RCC". So much error exists in it that if there are elect among that body, it is in spite of the teaching, not because of it.
Someday you may wish to read the entire epistle to the Romans and notice how Paul decodes the Scriptural story line into a unified message of grace. Your "works" oriented organization (utilizing absolution of sin, sacerdotalism, purgatory, indulgences, paternosters, genuflecting, crossing oneself, candles, icons, etc.) simply does not understand what he is getting at.
Ask metmom (who escaped the clutches of Rome) to describe the wonder and joy of experiencing the grace of Jesus, alone. It is possible to be found in Him, not having a righteousness of your own, but of His.
This is, again, not scoffing but offering you a correction of the misunderstanding your organization has been delivering for many years. My job is to gently offer this and wait to see if God grants you a change of mind. II Tim. 2:24ff.
You appear to know many things about the Catholic Church. It is unfortunate that many of things are just not true.
Believe what you wish, but you are misrepresenting Catholic belief. You are posing your opinion as the teaching of the Catholic Church, and that is just wrong.
What troubles me is that you persist in this. If I were to continually make demonstrably false(intentional or otherwise) statements about your beliefs, that would be wrong also.
You may think what you are saying is true, and you may interpret what the Church teaches as true. However, the presentation of your beliefs as to what the Catholic Church teaches is wrong.
As I have mentioned before, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Code of Canon Law, and any number of other resources are available, free, and online. Please take the time to test your beliefs against the actual teachings of the Church. Again, you are free to disagree, but at least know what is actually taught.
>>>My job is to gently offer this and wait to see if God grants you a change of mind<<
When you used derogatory and inaccurate language to describe the 2000 year old institution by Jesus Christ. You are not being gentle, but making into a mockery what one believes to be a sacred institution. There’s a disconnect in behavior here.
And again, you don’t understand Catholic teaching. You have not even accurately characterized it.
>>>Someday you may wish to read the entire epistle to the Romans<<<
Been there, got the degree. Your interpretation of Romans has so far not refuted anything that characterizes Catholic teaching.
There is a profound difference between exegesis and eisegesis. One is reading and investigating the narrative, the history and purpose, the literary context, and the definitions in order to shed light on their meaning in the context being discussed.
Eisegesis, on the other hand, is reading into the text ones own preconceptions. It can also be called an absurdity, like saying the 2nd amendments right to bear arms only meant hunting weapons. Absurd.