His ninth error is when he claims that he wasn't actually a Catholic because he sinned all the time, and therefore his faith was an illusion of his identity. Not only do his sins not account for all people, but once again, you don't need to be Christ-like to be Catholic. You should STRIVE for excellence in life, but stating that its impossible to be Christ-like, and therefore you can't be Christian? This opinion clearly shows a misunderstanding of the Catholic faith, which is what most of his claims stem from.
Here I would also like to point out that he states "this used to be [him]." Therefore, what he is doing right now is Apostasy, meaning his understanding of the faith is unreliable in that aspect as well.
His tenth error begins when he acts as if the Church judges people and demands they be holy, rather than accepting their sin and helping them deal with it. Once again, a clear misunderstanding of the faith is shown through this, as the very purpose of the Church is to help one achieve salvation. At this point, what he is doing might be Heresy rather than Apostasy, as he doesn't have a complete knowledge of religion. Therefore, his claims are simply stemming from a lack of explanation.
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