My lists:
1. That which I appreciate about the Roman Catholic Church: (a) Its geographic organization, (b) Its antiquity, (c) Its perseverence, (d) Its insistence on standards.
2. That which I criticize about the Roman Catholic Church: (a) Its handling of scripture, (b) Mariology in all its forms, (c) Pelagianism, (d) Unnecessary burdens, (e)opulence, (f) Rejection of Christian Unity.
The strengths do not overcome the weaknesses, because the handling of scripture and Mariology are not able to be overcome. Its Pelagianism undercuts the doctrines of grace.
Nonetheless, we all could learn from the RC insistence on standards within a tightly organized ship.
People reject Catholicism because they are willing to reject parts of the gospel they don’t like. One who reads the gospel as written will soon be either Catholic or Orthodox at heart.
Good points . . .
Though I don’t think the ship is all that tightly ran . . . on the whole.