Then I dont know what Catholic you encountered, but this is my experience with Catholic church in Italy, this is what I understand, they told me I'm a Son of God, they loved me as Christ would have done, I laughed of them initially. I now can and want act as a Christian only for the joy of love, cause I being loved, only beacuse I accepted it. Only because is the best, the paradise already here, love how Christ would love, try to do my best. On youtube there are a lot of speech of Don Fabio Rosini, they are in Italian, he is the father converted me to Christianity and Catholicism. I absolutely advice to hear him if you can 🙏