The only unforgiveable sin in the eyes of the Catholic church is becoming a Protestant.
You can't be serious. Either that or you are grossly misled. I am a Catholic and I can tell you that the Church loves Protestants. It impersonates them at every turn and uses their music and forms almost exclusively. After all, we completely threw out our ancient liturgy so we could use one which Protestants might like. No, the only unforgivable sin in the Church today is that which the SSPX have committed. It is to deny modernism and pursue traditional Catholic piety. This is simply unacceptable. The pope will publicly praise and embrace homosexuals and atheists, but you will never see these gestures for the SSPX or their ilk. No, they are damned. Just consider that parishes all over the country are so liberal as to be puke-inducing, and they are never corrected. Puppet Masses, Barney Masses, Clown Masses; these are all just hunky-dory. They can teach any liberal idea, and promote all the Protestant concepts they like, and nobody will do anything but praise them. But, if they were to decide to offer the Traditional Latin Mass they would be gone so fast your head would spin. No, this is the unforgivable sin in the modern Church, and woe to the one who commits it.
You know, when I relate all the doctrine I recall being taught as I was growing up Catholic, pre Vatican 2, I keep being told that I am (was) poorly catechized, and even have been accused of lying in stating that I was baptized and raised Catholic.
Interesting that they the modern RCC rejects both traditional Catholicism as well as most Protestantism and Evangelicalism. The only Protestantism it really accepts is the Episcopalian, as their priests can become Catholic priests and remain married. And most Evangelicals I know reject Episcopalian as being way too liberal. I can’t speak for mainline Protestantism.
I have problems with *puppet ministries* etc in church as well. One of my main areas of dissatisfaction with many Protestant/Evangelical churches is a lack of respect and awe of being in the presence of God. Honestly, the way people behave in churches and let their children run wild just grates on me.
I see your point.....