I am Protestant, baptized and raised, but I do not ever hear about Protestant pastors driving out demons in exorcisms. We know the spiritual world is real, so exorcisms have to be real by default. Demons can call out our sins to accuse us and drag us down with them, so that is also universal between Catholics and Protestants.
So what is the defining difference that gives Catholics the power to do the exorcisms and not Protestants?
Do they teach in a way that gives more divine authority? Are we doing something wrong? Or is it withholding information within the Catholic church?
Exactly.
I’ve still been trying to address some things where I’m quite positive people are in error (which, by no means, implies I am somehow perfected). They won’t affect their salvation, I don’t think, but they may affect where they end up in Heaven, and gentle correction is proscribed by the apostles.
I do think there’s room for that, but I’d never denounce someone as a brother over those things, and do think others shouldn’t either.
Isaiah 1:18 - “Come, let us reason together.”
Do notice that I feel like I am mostly agreeing with you, and simply adding detail.
Understand.