I've used CT and had NO problems.
In fact, the other day I decided to try my hand at making jeans. (can't believe it took this long, I've been garment sewing for 40-45 years!)
The first pair was just an experiment and I didn't want to go buy more thread, so I used CT and my stitch that doubles on itself instead of 'topstitiching' thread. Looked great!
My machine seems to not be fussy about thread and there is no more lint than there is with other thread