sorry if i seem intolerant of your views. i don't mean to be so in this discussion - and i hear your viewpoint. it is interesting to get so many critical sides to so many religions. when you are raised a certain way - you tend to view your side as perfect and without any sort of critical thought necessary because certainly 'the church fathers' would have worked this out. but did they? did they actually need to work out the 'trinity.'
what if we ARE essentially going to be ressurrected in the same manner as Jesus Christ and ultimately rule with Him in His kingdom. 'gods' as it were. even certain of the jews were mad at Jesus because he called God his own Father. 'Truly, truly, i say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, unless it is something He sees the Father doing; for whatever the Father does, these things the Son also does in like manner. For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself is doing; and greater works than these will He show Him, that you may marvel. For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes. For not even the Father judges anyne, but He has given all judgement to the Son, in order that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him....truly truly I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgement, but has passed out of death into life....'
now, in the catholic faith there are many 'steps' - rote learning. this is like telling someone to play hanon over and over. is it necessary if all we need is belief in Jesus Christ? i'm just asking. why the 'traditions of men.' many catholic traditions are just that. they are not in the bible. i can explain a few that i mean if you want.