Friend, I’m not ignoring anything and neither do protestants who understand protestant beliefs. I completely and totally believe good works accompany faith, they are evidence of faith before men. But good works do not secure salvation because salvation is by grace through faith. There are countless passages that make that clear.
I go back to the clear words of St. Paul I posted earlier:
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” —Ephesians 2:8-9
“Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.” —Romans 3:20
Paul works his way through the spiritual condition of all men and comes to this conclusion in Romans 3: “Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.” —Romans 3:28
“Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar? You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by works.” ~ James 2:21-22
James also said faith without works dead, and that is Catholic theology. They go hand in hand.