Catholics vs Baptists

I am doing a research paper against Catholicism. 28 Watch yourselves and the whole flock, in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as supervisors, to shepherd God"s church, which he obtained with the death of his own Son.[a] 29 I know that, after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and won"t spare the flock. 30 Some of your own people will distort the word in order to lure followers after them. 31 Stay alert! Remember that for three years I constantly and tearfully warned each one of you. I never stopped warning you! 32 Now I entrust you to God and the message of his grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all whom God has made holy. 33 I haven"t craved anyone"s silver, gold, or clothing.(Acts 20:28-33 CEB) These Bible verses clearly state that there was going to be people from the church trying to persuade other people to do things that go against the scripture yet sound like they go along with it. Paul also says that he didn't crave gold, silver, or clothing from fellow believers unlike the Popes and Priests do(but now they crave different things but they mean the same.). "There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you- who are you to judge your neighbor?" James 4:12 The Bible does not say anything about monks and nuns being any holier than normal people. It actually says the opposite. "Don't let anyone who wants to practice harsh self-denial and worship angels rob you of the prize. They go into detail about what they have seen in visions and have become unjustifiably arrogant by their selfish way of thinking" Colossians 2:18. "They look like they are wise with this self-made religion and their self-denial by the harsh treatment of the body, but they are no help against indulging in selfish immoral behavior." Colossians 2:23. Doing these things will not save you. A long list of religious rules is still attractive to us today because it requires strong self-discipline and can make a person appear more religious. This is the same problem Jesus was dealing with some 2,000 years ago with the Pharisees and the Jews. Things like Sacred Tradition may seem great and religious, but are actually pointless to your salvation. "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith"and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God" not by works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8. God is all about gaining all the glory. He deserves all the glory! He made us and loved us. He gives us all we need although we still pursue sinful lusts and vanities. God would not want man to make a bunch of traditions and ceremonies that take to focus off of what He did by sending His son. If we could save ourselves through indulgences, penance, or sacrament, why would we need God? Why would He send His son to earth to carry our sins on His sinless self? "Finally, let"s draw near to the throne of favor with confidence so that we can receive mercy and find grace when we need help." Hebrews 4:16. Why do Catholics pray to saints when it it states in this verse that we should boldly approach God? "There is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, the human Christ Jesus." 1 Tim. 2:5. Again, we don't need those saints who somehow made it to heaven to pray for us. God loves us and wants us to pray to Him. When Jesus was teaching His disciples how to pray to God, He started out saying that we should address God by calling Him "Abba, Father." I don't know about you, but I don't have to get someone else to talk to my father for Him to hear me. "Since you call upon a father who judges all people according to their actions without favoritism..." 1 Peter 1:17. My final debate is about Mass. What is the point? I've heard Catholics say that that is how they get on God's good side or that's how they get saved. One, Jesus yelled "It is finished!" when He was on the cross. When Catholics have Mass, they believe that the bread and wine turn into flesh and blood. That means every time they have Mass, Jesus has to come down and suffer again; what about "It is finished"? This is just an analogy Jesus used just like all the other ones Catholics skipped and didn't take literal. "First clean the inside of the cup so that the outside of the cup will be clean too." Matt. 23:26. Jesus didn't mean a literal cup. He was in the middle of rebuking Pharisees when He said this. It would be quite silly if Jesus literally meant He wanted them to clean a literal cup. "You are saved by God's grace... It's not something you did that you can be proud of." Ephesians 2:8,9 "[Catholic Mass] deceived Christians into believing that Christ's saving work on the cross was not finished, and that Christ has to suffer and die for their sins everyday." BiblioPlan Medieval History 2nd book by Rob and Julia Nalle. With all do respect to all Catholics and Baptists. This is from my interpretation from the scriptures.