Catholic belief, but not a Christian belief. The Bible differs.
I will repeat my oft oposted statement: you may believe what you wish, but do not try to get other-than-Catholic Christians to agree with you.
Born again believing Christians follow the Bible, not tradition.
There are some scriptures I could share with you so you can see how salvation and cleansing from sin work if you wish. Let me know.
The Truth is the Truth.
You may elect to ignore or attempt to change the Truth, but the Truth doesn’t change.
God is the Truth and all are welcome to believe in God and do God’s will as Jesus taught that was reported in the Bible and orally.
The Catholic Church is the true church founded by Jesus Christ, and Jesus said He would be with us until the end of time.
The Catholic Church bases her teaching upon one source: The word of God. This divine revelation is transmitted in two ways: through Scripture and apostolic tradition. Many assume that only the writings of the apostles are the word of God. However, their oral transmission of the faith is also considered the word of God (1 Thess. 2:13). Few Protestant groups today accept the validity, let alone the authority, of tradition. In fact, many believe that Scripture is the only definitive source of divine truth. For this reason, they are critical of certain doctrines of the Catholic Church, which, according to them, have no basis in Scripture. In fact, those who embrace the theory of sola scriptura attempt to use the Bible to contradict, to prove baseless, certain Church teachings, such as the Real Presence and the existence of purgatory. However, these teachings are reflected in Scripture, as the passages we will look at illustrate.
Your comment; “Born again believing Christians follow the Bible”
I am glad that you read and follow the Bible. It is one’s personal interpretation that creates a problem when one assumes incorrect or false information and do not understand the context and change the meeting to suit themselves. Protestants also claim not to accept tradition, then they are unwilling to accept all of the teachings of Jesus.
I am a Catholic and I believe in the Truth and teachings of Jesus, and I do not accept the Protestant teachings that I consider a protest against the teachings of Jesus.
Jesus said Baptism was necessary for salvation and it does forgive sins. Please check it out so that you understand. what Jesus teaches.