No doubt, many Catholics are believers, Jay. That's true. But as for there being "no (right) or wrong religion", the Bible is clear in its warnings about teaching "another gospel." Religion is not all the same, brother, not even within churches which claim to be Christian--whether Catholic or Protestant. Those who have believed the gospel and trusted Christ as their Savior are believers, & those who haven't done so yet are not. When a church teaches that it takes something more to be saved, according to the Bible, it's wrong.
Various differences between Catholic church teachings and Bible-based Christianity include:
--The belief that Mary is an intercessor and mediator for our sins equivalent in position to Jesus, whereas the Bible truth is that Jesus is the only way to Heaven and to the Father, and that Mary was highly favored among women, but that she was a sinner in need of a Savior like the rest of us.
--The belief that Mary was sinless before and after the conception of Jesus by the Holy Spirit, and that she remained a virgin (the Bible teaches that she had children with Joseph after the birth of Jesus).
--The need for works (rosaries, repetitious prayers, payments to the church, etc.) as part of the way to salvation (the Bible teaches that salvation is by faith through grace alone, and not of works).
--The belief in purgatory as a place intermediate between heaven and hell, and the belief that the living can pay money (indulgences) and say prayers to get their dead loved ones moved from purgatory to heaven (the Bible teaches only heaven or hell after death, based solely on whether the person, while alive, repented of their sins and trusted Christ as the perfect sacrifice for our sins and the Savior who was crucified and buried and rose again that believers would have eternal life).
-The belief that a lay person must confess his sins to a priest to receive forgiveness (the Bible teaches that we have immediate, continuous access to God Himself through prayer).
--The belief that the above man-made doctrines supersede what is written in the Bible, and the tendency to discourage lay people from reading the Bible for themselves (the Bible stresses over and over the importance of studying, meditating on, and following God's Word, which is the sole authority and must not be changed, added to, or taken away from).
Martin Luther's realization of these and other key differences between Catholic doctrine and Bible truth are what led to the Protestant Reformation and translation of the Bible into common languages so that the lay person could read and understand Scripture for themselves.
As long as a person repents of their sins and trusts Christ as their personal Savior, they are saved and cannot lose their salvation, regardless of what church they attend. There are believers within the Catholic Church, but the doctrine that church teaches makes it difficult to have clear understanding of the Gospel of grace
Laurie Collett, Saved by Grace
http://savedbygraceb...y.blogspot.com/
im telling you this because i want to encourage you to never give up on a person being born again no matter how long it takes!!!! it took ten years for her to find and accept the truth of Gods word.... now im happy to say that she is very active in the church today and has been for yrs... and we are still best friends... 
