You claimed Roman Catholicism wasn't a bunch of rules.
All I did was show you a few of the requirements of being a Roman Catholic.
You are trying to make mass sound overly complicated for your own purpose of making Catholicism seem formulaic.
Rome has done that enough on its own.
So? Who cares?
Obviously you do as you made the initial assertion and then said I wasn't a Christian! Further you accused me of being a "commonplace Catholic-hater."
It's been my observation that some Roman Catholics on these threads have some of the thinnest skin and just cannot handle it when various aspects of their denomination are brought to light.
This is one of the very oldest, richest and biggest global religions. Its generosity, charity, historical influence, artistic, cultural and scientific merits are incalculable.
And those things mean what to God?? Is He impressed by any of these?
You are free to follow your views, but no matter those little picky points, the Catholic Church is fantastic, beautiful, immense, grand, holy, diverse, the best!!! All glory and honor to the Blessed Mother of God!
You don't even realized what you posted....all glory and honor to the Blessed Mother of God!
But it illustrates the heart of the Roman Catholic....they place Mary at the center of their thoughts.
Now contrast your blasphemous post with Scripture:
The Word tells us, "For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen." Romans 11:36 NASB
To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen. Philippians 4:20 NASB
to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3:21 NASB
And evolutionist, and historical-critical, and utterly contemptuous of simple people (unless their members of traditionally Catholic ethnic groups). And quite logically, now pro-homo and circling the drain as well.