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Sweetdarlin1983
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Not to long ago I started RCIA. When I brought it up to my husband I was really worried about how he would react. I have hidden my desire to be Catholic my whole life even as a very young child I wanted to be a part of the Catholic church. I honestly never grew up in any church my mom would take me if I asked but I could never find quite figure out how to explain to her how I felt pulled to the Catholic church since she grew up Southern Baptist and after going to a Christian college became soured on church. Looking back I know she would have supported me and taken me but I didn’t want to let her down I guess. Anyways when I had this talk with my Husband about how I really wanted this he supported my choice and made it clear he was going to stay a Southern Baptist. I even talk to his mother who fears I am going to brain wash her son in to becoming Catholic with me and that my converting will rip our marriage apart. I tried my best to assure her that to me faith is a personal journey well I might love my husband to convert I would never push it because it has taken me 29 all most 30 years to fallow my heart. I only really want his support in this choice and for him to have a open mind to what I am learning so he can understand my journey. Well he accompanied me the first time I went to the Catholic church it was actually very emotional for me I fought back crying as we sat though mass. He even went to RCIA after mass with me. He admitted there he was only there to support me and he was going to stay Southern Baptist. Well later that week he was talking to his mother and told her he was thinking about converting. Of course his mom jumped on the hole idea of how I must be making him and the church is brain washing him. I didn’t even know he was debating the idea he never told me I was actually shocked when he told his mom that. The next time we went to church he had admitted it to them he was now thinking about converting. His mom kept up though insisting I was forcing the idea on him. I am so happy though the next time we saw her he sat down with her and they had a long talk on him thinking about converting. He informed her though he loves the Sothern Baptist church he never felt as touched by God as he did when he went to the Catholic Church. He felt like God was there with him that he isn’t thinking about converting because anyone else wants him to but he is thinking about it because of how the Catholic Church makes him feel. Well I think he has made up his mind to convert but has yet to say it out loud because we were talking about religion and our kids he informed me that our kids will be raised in the Catholic Church where before he had told me he didn’t want them to be Catholic… I am just so excited and feeling blessed. It might have taken me 30 years but I am finally fallowing my heart. I have a husband who supports this choice and has fully changed his mind about the church and is thinking about joining me on this journey. I am so excited to be able to give my kids something I didn’t have growing up and truly wish I had. God has truly blessed me on so many levels. I am sorry for this long note but none of my friends understand how amazing this all feels and I couldn’t hold it in anymore .
ive seen a lot of people here diss marriages of people with different faiths, but honestly, i think even if your husband changes his mind about converting, he just might later!