There seems to a great deal of confusion these days concerning the doctrinal differences between Protestants and Roman Catholics. But between the two is a gulf which cannot be bridged for one simple fact...   Salvation cannot be found anywhere within Roman Catholic Dogma.   The Bible says if we believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths that Jesus Christ is the risen Son of God, we will be saved (Romans 10:9-10,13).   Roman Catholism says we are reborn through baptism (pg 469 Documents of Vatican 2).   The Bible says all who are saved are baptized into the Body of Christ through the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:13).    Roman Catholism says we are "fully incorporated" into the Body of Christ through partaking of the Roman Catholic Mass (page 112 documents Vatican 2).   The Bible says, "For by grace are ye saved through faith..."(Ephesians 2:8).   Roman Catholicism says the possibility of salvation only comes through the sacraments (pg 292 Catechism of the Catholic Church published by the United States Catholic Conference).   Each of these points represents an either-or choice. We simply cannot have it both ways.   The Bible is the authoritative Word of God and nothing supersedes what the Bible says--period. Yet the Vatican proclaims the word of the Pope is infallible (regardless of whether or not it aligns with the Bible).    Roman Catholicism says that Bishops, who do not enjoy infallibility,  can infallibly proclaim the word of God  if they are in communion with the Pope,(documents of the Vatican 2 pg. 379-380).     The Roman Catholic Church is not the Church established by Jesus Christ. The Church established by Christ is a "living organism." It is called his Body. It is not a "liturgical, hierachal,  organization."   The Roman Church is, and always has been, a counterfeit form of Christianity. No salvation has ever been found within its dogma. That is why reform will not fix what is wrong with it, because it's very foundation is, and always has been, utterly corrupt.