First off let me just state that ALL religions are man made. And thus they are full of sin. Only God is pure.
What is important is your relationship with God. How you practice is up to you. I look upon my Catholic Church as a community of people who were raised in similar beliefs. I go for the communal spirit and the opportunity to administer to others.

Boy do people get this wrong.! We do NOT worship saints nor any statutes. We ask saints to intercede for us.

God works through them. As he does through a priest when one goes to confession.

We also pray directly to God/Jesus. And we believe in the Holy Trinity which some religions do not.

The most important thing to remember is the Roman Catholic Church (to my knowledge) is the only church that believes the host and wine become the body and blood of Christ. (Transubstantiation) when the priest calls for the Holy Spirit to come down (epiklesis) . The body and blood are transformed into the body and blood of Christ to transform us when we eat the bread and drink the wine.

Oh and Just so ya know many of us also do not LIKE Pope Francis.

Boy do people get this wrong. We do NOT worship saints nor any statutes. We ask saints to intercede for us.

God works through them. As he does through a priest when one goes to confession.

We also pray directly to God/Jesus. And we believe in the Holy Trinity which some religions do not.

Just so ya know many of us also do not LIKE Pope Francis.