The only thing more illogical and dishonest than guilt by association is guilt by false association.
Just returned. My have we been busy!
First, the assembly I attend has no pastor. We have elders, deacons, and a preacher. All of which are members of the congregation.
As to all the other issues... Wanting something to be doesn't make it so. Continued repetition of lies, no matter how many centuries the lies have been in existence, does not eventually cause them to be true. The RCC does not have a monopoly on God, His Word, His power on earth, or anything else of, from or by God. Far, far from it.
Again, I implore those who seek Truth to read Scripture. Don't invest your eternal destiny in mere men. Let the Holy Spirit speak to you in the way He does, through study of God's Word!