You should hope not. We reformed ourselves at Trent, launched the Counter-reformation, converted most of the Western hemisphere, and are still by far the largest percent of Christians. On that last point, I’ll give that all churches are in decline, for the past 60+ years.

What does it mean to you to be Catholic?

To be a member of the Catholic Church, in union with the Pope, the successor of Peter. When I’ve looked at other churches - primarily the Orthodox - it is the last bit of the Nicene Creed that keeps me Catholic. One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. Lets give the benefit of the doubt on Holy to all churches, despite the sins and failings of their members. One, as in a single, unified group of believers - I don’t see this in any of the broadly Protestant or Reformed churches. Catholic - as in Universal - is where I think the Orthodox are lacking, as they are implicitely national/ethnic. Apostolic - granted from my Catholic perspective - would also preclude the reformed churches. I’m far more on the traditionalist side, so the past 12 years have been especially challenging, at the top levels, though the young clergy give me hope. Sorry, that was a bit long winded.

So do you believe that the pope is infallible? As you see things you disagree with from the top, how would you justify that? And if they are not infallible, why not just follow the Bible? IMO, there have been many teachings of the Catholic Church in its history that contradict the Bible or elevate their traditions to the level of the Word of God.

Infallible only under very narrow conditions laid out at Vatican I in the 19th Century. As to the Bible, where would you say it came from? By which I mean, who codified what was the canon of scripture?

We won’t be able to debate on here. Much has been written and debated on the subject. I just hope that Catholics are reading the Bible for themselves and not trusting in tradition or authority of the pope or good works for salvation but rather through faith alone in Jesus.