As I described in brief with my Introduction to the Catholic Talk forum (link below), it are the fragmentation of Protestants that led me to the Catholic Church.
Salvation history, as I discovered, didn’t start with the Reformation, but rather 2000 years ago when Christ established the Church and continued with Apostolic succession beginning with the Apostle Peter. I’ve read of the Saints, Doctors of the Church, theologians, and laity throughout the first 15 centuries since the resurrection of Christ. That part of Salvation history cannot be ignored, as I see it, and their contributions to the Church is build upon the Four Pillars.
What vast and rich sources we have to build upon today.