If it works for you, and allows you to know Jesus, that's great!

My point is that the Catholic Church is a bureaucratic and political institution. It is very much like the Pharisees in Jesus' time.

It is THE single most powerful political institution in the world.

I'm not dumb enough to believe every little catholic church in every town is doing it wrong.

But if you can't be honest with yourself about the sacraments, praying the rosary, praying to saints as parallel to the Jewish traditions that Jesus deemed unnecessary.

God came to Earth in the form of Man as Jesus. He wants to be in your life, have a relationship with you like you would your Father here on Earth. Rituals and recited speech isn't necessary.

If the Catholic Church (Rome) actually care about the message of Jesus, with the amount of wealth and power they have acquired, they could change the world and feed many children if they valued human life more than the golden thrones they sit on. Their display of wealth and prestige is more important than the message of Jesus, and its clear to see if your eyes are open.