I'm not questioning your intelligence. You seem to be informed. I'm just debating also. I don't claim to hold the truth. I just know who does hold it. That would of course be God.
I think that it is just the nature of the Internet. People tend to say things they would never say face to face. I try not to do that, but I suppose I fall into the same trap from time to time.
I went to Catholic school for 12 years. We had religion class 5 days a week for the entire time, so I'm pretty familiar with their doctrine. Much of it didn't make sense to me, but I went along with it. One day I met someone who knew the Bible and they showed me that the things the Catholics say are quite often at odds with the scriptures.
Tradition has it's place, but only if it agrees with the Bible. Jesus talked about tradition to the Pharisees, the religious leaders at that time.
Matt 15:3,
But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
Man might say Jesus was being nasty by criticizing them. However it was actually the most loving thing he could have done for them. Speaking the truth is the epitome of love. Tradition more often than not is contrary to the scriptures. We are told to reprove, rebuke, and exhort those who are not aligned with the scriptures.
2Tim 4:2,
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
I guess it is generally accepted that we should all "be nice" to each other, to just accept otehr people's beliefs and not criticize them. But in truth, it would not be Christian to let a brother follow lies without pointing it out to them. I am pretty forward and outspoken and that often gets me in trouble with man. But I seek, not man's approval, but God's. God tells us how to be approved before him.
2Tim 2:15,
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Our approval before God does not come by accepting everybody's ideas on who God is with no regard to Biblical accuracy. We are told in many scriptures to correct them, to bring them back to right believing
The Apostle Paul held nothing back. I'm sure he had the utmost love for the Galatians, but look at what he said to them.
Gal 3:1,
O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
He called them fools. The word
foolish is the Greek word
anoetos which literally means stupid or unintelligent. I can't imagine the hate that would pour from anybody if they were told that at RF or any other forum. But, like I said, there is nothing more loving than speaking God's word to others. That is my goal. I don't always do as well as I would like, but I try the best I can.