What is a follower of Christ to do then?
Many who scorn the Catholic Church do so with a hatred that is reasonably seen as aggressive, violent, and fearful it is no surprise that few Catholics want to interact with individuals or groups who even remotely appear that way. On the other hand, to rally with it as an ally in the righteous war against all bad things is also terribly misguided. The follower of Christ should be looking at this institution with the proper perspective and graciously sharing important information about it with others. While this may involve sadness as one discovers its history and contemporary activity, it certainly involves wisely discerning its nature and purposes in light of Scripture. The Bible has always spoken about such an understanding of Babylon and whatever form it takes, including the one that is the Roman Catholic Church. As the follower of Christ lets this church to do its business as God set it out to do, he must also make the quite volitional decision to reject being grafted to it through
