You wrote:
“No you didn’t.”
Yes, I did.
“Living in the U.S. has no relationship to my salvation.”
Neither does corruption in the hearts and actions of people in the Catholic Church.
“It is not my connection to Christ and I don’t rely on it for my knowledge of scripture.”
I think the real problem is that you don’t (apparently) understand the Catholic Church. Corrupt people in the Church can’t damage your connection to Christ - only you can do that. Corrupt people in the Church can’t damage your knowledge of scripture as long as you listen to the Church rather than a corrupt individual _ and it’s easy to tell one from the other.
“No kidding.”
Yes, just like on FR.
“No it wasn’t.”
Yes, it was.
“Most of the rituals, beliefs, garments, symbols etc. of the RCC are from pagan origin.”
Nope.
“People in the Catholic Church”? You call a priest who diddles young boys then serves you what you consider to be the “body of Christ” to be just “people in the Catholic Church”? Seriously?
Denying that the rituals, beliefs, garments, symbols etc. of the RCC are from pagan origin doesn’t change the fact that they are.