“Whether it is 9000 or 33000 you have a lot of choices for man made churches with different doctrines that fell away from the Catholic church.”
Eh. You have rites, Protestants have rites.
All believers make up just one church, regardless of minor differences in rite.
Catholicism has far more differences in doctrine. Indeed, hundreds of millions of Catholics create their own doctrinal beliefs - backing and choosing what feels good to themselves alone as their standard. They simply ignore Rome and Rome is pleased to call them Catholics.
As to “falling from Rome”, sometimes cutting off the cancerous flesh is what it takes to survive. The errors of Rome had to be cut off so the Church could live and thrive.
Your comment: “As to “falling from Rome”, sometimes cutting off the cancerous flesh is what it takes to survive. The errors of Rome had to be cut off so the Church could live and thrive.”
At least Christ has said that he would be with the Catholic Church until the end of time. We still have the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ amd the 7 Sacraments.
Your comment: “ Catholics create their own doctrinal beliefs - backing and choosing what feels good to themselves alone as their standard. They simply ignore Rome and Rome is pleased to call them Catholics.”
Catholics are sinners , yet they may repent and confess to a priest and receive sanctifying grace. All baptized Catholics that have lost there way are just lost sheep that Christ wants to come back to the fold. Do you remember that passage?