6.16. I pray, attend Mass, and try to be a good Catholic. Isn’t that enough if I’m in His Church and faithful until He returns?

You are responsible for your soul — and that’s exactly why this matters so much.

The key question is: Are you really in Christ’s Church? Not in terms of what building you walk into, but in terms of doctrine, sacraments, and authority. If the Church you attend:

• Teaches that all religions lead to God,

• Uses a Mass created by Protestants and condemned theology,

• Employs clergy ordained in invalid rites,

• Recognizes heretics and Freemasons as popes,

…then it is not the Catholic Church founded by Christ — no matter how reverent or nice it may appear.

To remain in the Church, we must:

• Profess the unchanging Catholic Faith,

• Receive the valid sacraments instituted by Christ,

• And be united to a true Catholic hierarchy — not one that teaches error and promotes sin.

If you stay in a structure that has departed from the Catholic religion, then you are not remaining in the Church, even with good intentions. This isn’t about personal piety — it’s about being connected to the visible Church instituted by Christ, not a counterfeit.

Christ warned that many would be deceived, even the elect (Matt. 24:24). To be safe, we must verify we’re actually in the Ark, not on a raft that looks like it.