I feel sorry for this poor confused man and I am not surprised if attendance at Maynooth Seminary left him damaged. That place has been run sexually perverted heretics for the past few decades. He apparently had some very serious issues with sin going in. The disordered environment at Maynooth could only make things worse.
The story is vague but it sounds like he was frustrated by his inability to stop sinning so he sought another route of receiving forgiveness. In other words, it sounds like he thinks that he found an alternative to the battle against sin. He says that Protestantism enabled forgiving, not the ending of his sins.
If he decided to surrender to his sins, that is certainly a reason to leave the Church. However, exchanging true doctrine for false will not win him forgiveness.
Must be nice being sinless.
Or not. I guess you don’t need a Savior if you’re sinless.
The Apostle Paul was not sinless. He had daily need of a Savior.
St. Gregory of Sinai, a 13th century Greek monk, who is considered a saint by Catholics and Orthodox alike writes the following in his treatise: “On Commandments and Doctrines”
“Grace-imbued faith, energized by the Holy Spirit, alone suffices for salvation, provided we sustain it and do not opt for a dead and effectual faith rather than a living and effective faith in Christ.”
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Penance serves to humble the heart of the believer to being a better follower of Christ because he can only be served with humility.
And St. Mark the Ascetic, a 4th century Desert Father teaches:
18. Some without fulfilling the commandments think that they possess true faith.
Others fulfil the commandments and then expect the kingdom as a reward due to
them. Both are mistaken.
19. A master is under no obligation to reward his slaves; on the other hand, those who
do not serve him well are not given their freedom.
20. If ‘Christ died on our account in accordance with the Scriptures’ (Rm 5:8; 1Co
15:3), and we do not ‘live for ourselves’, but ‘for Him who died and rose’ on our
account (2Co 5:15), it is clear that we are debtors to Christ to serve Him till our
death. How then can we regard sonship as something which is our due?
21. Christ is Master by virtue of His own essence and Master by virtue of His incarnate
life. For He creates man from nothing, and through His own Blood redeems him
when dead in sin; and to those who believe in Him He has given His grace.22. When Scripture says ‘He will reward every man according to his works’ (Mt 16:27),
do not imagine that works in themselves merit either hell or the kingdom. On the
contrary, Christ rewards each man according to whether his works are done with
faith or without faith in Himself; and He is not a dealer bound by contract, but God
our Creator and Redeemer.
From the article, it doesn't sound like he decided to surrender. Struggling and surrender are sort of opposites.
After my baptism I struggled with temptations and trials, but the Lord was my constant refuge: ‘God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble’(Psa. 46:1).