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Could someone give me some advice please?

Been a Christian for a while now, and I entered ordination training briefly for a church but my involvement left me quite disillusioned.

Openly teaching intersectionality, critical race theory, feminist interpretations of the Gospels. There seemed to be a low view of scripture and high esteem given to "current affairs".

I came to faith by the grace of God through reading the majestic language of the King James Bible, and yet this was always sneered at. Many openly derided the King James Version as an irrelevant, unreadable relic and many students preferred using "The Message", which isn't even a translation.

We also had a guest speaker who talked about nothing but the church's need to repent of the slave trade. Another was a Bishop who talked environmental politics and CO2 emissions. It seems it's all activism and politics, no Jesus.

At the church, the sermons were less about about gospel and more about football jokes, and local area organisation initiatives with local town councils (raffles etc). At meetings, some would openly say they are "a business" and need more money from congregations.

I left before finishing my training to save my faith. I would much rather keep my relationship with God intact and bow out of an institution, than stay in what I see as a lost "system" and lose my faith.

I've been praying on it some time and have found myself drawn to the Catholic church's Magisterium, and have found it refreshing to read the penny catechism. I am very persuaded by Catholic theology and Catholic authors (St. Theresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, St. John Henry Newman). I already pray the rosary and it brings me some peace.

Yet I can't help but feel a sense of guilt and almost intimidation at the thought of entering a Catholic Church in case I am rejected, or looked at with suspicion for coming from a different denomination. Just feel spiritually frustrated and don't know what to do.

All I know is I can't stand the hard-left politics pit it seems my current denomination has fallen into and I strongly feel called out of it, but am not quite sure where to...

Could any brothers in Christ offer any advice, or have any of you been in a similar situation?

>Pic related, a snippet from one of the theology textbooks.