I’m a Jew, so I don’t have... Err, skin in the game, but it seems to me the Catholic Church is the Church of Jesus Christ (the one from Bethlehem) and anti-Catholic sentiments seem sort of, well, devilish. “Read the Bible for Yourself and Interpret it as Ye May.” I guess it’s an interesting idea, but I just never saw it in... Well, your Bible. Then again, I’m destined for the eternal hellfire by the (I AM ONE)(ALSO THE KID) (SPIRIT TOO) (INTERCESSORS) (TALKING SNAKES) (OLYMPOS AND WHO KNOWS) godhead so what do I know? I just hate it when y’all are mean to each other. Jesus was a nice Jewish boy and would NOT approve.
No one is being mean to each other. If that is your perception, then you have misinterpreted it. No, the Catholic Church ISN’T the TRUE church of Jesus Christ. There are true believers in every group - Protestant, and Catholic, and yes, there are Jewish believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Only those who have accepted Jesus and his salvation can rightfully understand the Bible. To a carnal mind it is goobly gook - so, no we don’t have a personal interpretation. Paul told the Bereans to search the Scriptures for themselves to see if what he preached was truth. He called them “noble” for doing so. Shalom. Jesus was a “nice” Jewish boy? Hmmmm - it’s quite evident that you don’t see the other side of the Lord Jesus - and the wrath He is going to pour out on those who shake their fists in His face. Shalom! He came the first time as a Lamb, but He will return as a Lion.
Tell that to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Or the Universal Syriac Church of Antioch. Or to the Copts. Or the Assyrians. Or the Ethiopians. Or the Armenians. Or the Malankaras. Or the Jacobites. Or the . . .
I am not wise enough to understand how this plays out eternally, but my gut instinct is that devout Jews are not damned.
That aside, you are definitely correct that there is a clearly devilish aspect to the dissent among those who profess to follow Christ.