Former Lutherans, now Catholic?

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Hi.
I’m a Lutheran investigating Catholicism.
Are there any Catholics here that used to be Lutheran? If so, which church body did you leave for Rome? And what was the main argument(s) that were effective in your conversion? Any ‘smoking guns’ or ‘nails in the coffin’?
Thanks.

In Christ
 
olorin12 said:
Hi.
I’m a Lutheran investigating Catholicism.
Are there any Catholics here that used to be Lutheran? If so, which church body did you leave for Rome? And what was the main argument(s) that were effective in your conversion? Any ‘smoking guns’ or ‘nails in the coffin’?
Thanks.

In Christ
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Here are some stories from former Lutheran pastors and other Lutherans who converted to Catholicism:

excerptsofinri.com/lutheran.html
 
olorin12 said:
Hi.
I’m a Lutheran investigating Catholicism.
Are there any Catholics here that used to be Lutheran? If so, which church body did you leave for Rome? And what was the main argument(s) that were effective in your conversion? Any ‘smoking guns’ or ‘nails in the coffin’?
Thanks.

In Christ
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I’m a former Catholic now Lutheran.

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I am a cradle Catholic who was once married to a Lutheran
 
olorin12 said:
Hi.
I’m a Lutheran investigating Catholicism.
Are there any Catholics here that used to be Lutheran? If so, which church body did you leave for Rome? And what was the main argument(s) that were effective in your conversion? Any ‘smoking guns’ or ‘nails in the coffin’?
Thanks.

In Christ
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There are 2 here that I know of. “workingman” and I believe newbie2. Also, I believe Jerry Parker is in the process, as is Adam14 (I think that’s the name), though he doesn’t post very frequently.

Jon
 
olorin12 said:
Hi.
I’m a Lutheran investigating Catholicism.
Are there any Catholics here that used to be Lutheran? If so, which church body did you leave for Rome? And what was the main argument(s) that were effective in your conversion? Any ‘smoking guns’ or ‘nails in the coffin’?
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You might be interested in the book “There We Stood, Here We Stand.” It’s a compilation of conversion stories – 11, I think, by Lutherans who “swam the Tiber.”
 
I was baptized, raised, confirmed, and married in the ELCA. At the time, my husband was also in the ELCA. We jointly converted to Catholicism in 2003. My conversion story is here.
 
gcnuss said:
You might be interested in the book “There We Stood, Here We Stand.” It’s a compilation of conversion stories – 11, I think, by Lutherans who “swam the Tiber.”
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Very interesting title to a book considering its content.

God bless
 
olorin12 said:
Hi.
I’m a Lutheran investigating Catholicism.
Are there any Catholics here that used to be Lutheran? If so, which church body did you leave for Rome? And what was the main argument(s) that were effective in your conversion? Any ‘smoking guns’ or ‘nails in the coffin’?
Thanks.

In Christ
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JonNC stated there are a few. And as he stated I am among them. I converted from the LCMS. There were a few reasons among them one being the Eucharist. Some others were synod direction. I would have to ponder some more to go into detail. God bless you on your journey.
 
I used to be Lutheran, and I converted to Catholicism about a year and a half ago. When I first starting looking into it, my my concerns were more about personal preference. As I read more deeply, my journey began to be about where I found truth. Reading Scott Hahn’s Rome Sweet Home was what finally gave me the answers I’d been searching for.
The greatest gift I’ve received from becoming Catholic is without a doubt the Eucharist. I sincerely hope you find what you’re looking for. I’ll be praying for you.
 
I’m Lutheran married to a Catholic…wed in a Lutheran Church by a pastor who was a former priest. His wife, a former nun, was the organist/piano player at our wedding. My wife’s uncle is a former priest who left after 20-plus years and is also married to a former nun. They are both Catholic but were married in the Lutheran Church with a Lutheran minister presiding. Now that his sister, a nun, has passed away he’s considering becoming Lutheran at the age of 80.
 
I was baptized and confirmed in the ELCA, but I am now converting to the Catholic Faith. Praise God! :highprayer: (I love this little smiley.)

The first doubts of my Lutheran upbringing came from my Lutheran mother actually. In my confirmation class, my pastor firmly believed that Catholics had it all wrong about the Eucharist, and that Martin Luther finally got it right. When I was discussing that with my mom, she shook her head and said, “No, Catholics always had that right. Martin Luther made the mistake.”

This was my reaction: :eek:

That was the start of my doubts. After that, I began to wonder what else Martin Luther mistook. So, I became Episcopalian after my marriage. 😃 But, that didn’t last long either. I noticed how much both churches had switched around in their beliefs on certain issues. I won’t go in to lengthy details, but I finally realized that the Catholic Church hasn’t changed in all of its existance. It remained firm in Christ’s teaching, and that was what I desired.

jumps in Tiber
 
For me, the primary issue was authority; i.e., issues like abortion, same-sex marriage, and so forth showed me that the ELCA had none and were content to change their theology in accordance with public opinion, as opposed to seeking Truth regardless of societal pressure.
 
Former ELCA Lutheran now basically Baptist. Left the Lutherans back in the good old days when they were only a little liberal. Our local Methodist, Anglican and Presbyterian churches were liberal copies of the Lutheran outfit. Knew too much about the Bible and history to become Catholic. That left the Baptist by default.
 
Jon_Hus said:
Former ELCA Lutheran now basically Baptist. Left the Lutherans back in the good old days when they were only a little liberal. Our local Methodist, Anglican and Presbyterian churches were liberal copies of the Lutheran outfit. Knew too much about the Bible and history to become Catholic. That left the Baptist by default.
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Just out of curisoity where did you learn this history? The bible and history are the reasons why I decided the Catholic Church was giong to be exactly where I’m staying for the rest of my physical bodies life.
 
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