Protestant - Catholic - Protestant?

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I’m just curious. Anyone here who was Protestant, converted to Catholicism then converted back to Protestant?

I hear about Catholics who leave the church but I have yet to hear of a convert Catholic who left. I’d be curious to know if there are any and I’d like to hear your reasons. 🙂
 
I think I’ll broaden my original question. Anyone who converted from any faith to Catholic and then switched to Protestant?
 
nickybr38 said:
I think I’ll broaden my original question. Anyone who converted from any faith to Catholic and then switched to Protestant?
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I think the original question will still be more interesting. It’s not hard for me to conceive of a non-Christian who converted to Catholicism in a Catholic majority country and later came to think that Protestants have this whole Christianity more right than Catholics.
 
Tyuiop411 said:
I think the original question will still be more interesting. It’s not hard for me to conceive of a non-Christian who converted to Catholicism in a Catholic majority country and later came to think that Protestants have this whole Christianity more right than Catholics.
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🙂 I’m interested in either or…
 
As a revert myself I have known, or heard, of a number of reverts to the Catholic church. Never heard of a non-Catholic who returned to his origional church.
 
I’ve never been catholic, but there are many in my church.

Although I don’t encourage them to spend a lot of time on why the became Southern Baptist (as you can imagine sometimes emotions can run high and I do believe that catholics are Christians and speaking negatively about Christians = offending God.) I have heard a range of answers.
 
Calgar said:
I’ve never been catholic, but there are many in my church.

Although I don’t encourage them to spend a lot of time on why the became Southern Baptist (as you can imagine sometimes emotions can run high and I do believe that catholics are Christians and speaking negatively about Christians = offending God.) I have heard a range of answers.
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Were they Protestant then Catholic and now Protestant again though? Or were they born Catholic?
 
The only thing I know of that is close is a friend who was raised “protestant” but never practiced. He converted to marry his wife who was only a Catholic because that’s what her parents were and how they raised her. After they were married, they both converted to some protestant denomination and have been very active since that time. I wouldn’t consider his original faith or his conversion to Catholicism very sincere so take that for what it’s worth.
 
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Were they Protestant then Catholic and now Protestant again though? Or were they born Catholic?
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Most were born into catholosism (did I spell that right?).

It’s not that uncommon, do you want me to ask? It will probably be next week before I can answer (I have to travel for work).
 
Calgar said:
Most were born into catholosism (did I spell that right?).

It’s not that uncommon, do you want me to ask? It will probably be next week before I can answer (I have to travel for work).
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I’m more interested in those who weren’t born Catholic actually. 🙂 So their spiritual journey would look thusly: Protestant - Catholic - Protestant.

Rather then Catholic - Protestant. I think it’s fairly common to see a cradle Catholic convert to Protestantism. From what I gather it’s less common to see a convert to Catholicism convert to Protestantism… but that’s my guess. I’m just curious to hear some stories.
 
nickybr38 said:
I’m more interested in those who weren’t born Catholic actually. 🙂 So their spiritual journey would look thusly: Protestant - Catholic - Protestant.

Rather then Catholic - Protestant. I think it’s fairly common to see a cradle Catholic convert to Protestantism. From what I gather it’s less common to see a convert to Catholicism convert to Protestantism… but that’s my guess. I’m just curious to hear some stories.
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Yes, I gathered the whole p to c to p thing. I know of one guy, I’ll ask.
 
It was a tryout. Grew up semi-protestant, tried roman catholosism as a youth, and eventually became solid in the faith as a southern baptist.

By semi-protestant I mean he didn’t attend church regularly and barely paid any heed.
 
Calgar said:
I’ve never been catholic, but there are many in my church.

Although I don’t encourage them to spend a lot of time on why the became Southern Baptist (as you can imagine sometimes emotions can run high and I do believe that **catholics **are **Christians **and speaking negatively about Christians = offending God.) I have heard a range of answers.
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Your bias is showing…Catholic Christian…not catholic Christian…🙂
 
Calgar said:
It was a tryout. Grew up semi-protestant, tried roman catholosism as a youth, and eventually became solid in the faith as a southern baptist.
By semi-protestant I mean he didn’t attend church regularly and barely paid any heed.
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I love how Baptists differentiate themselves as other than Protestant.
 
Yip. Sad to say I knew someone a few years back.

He was raised Baptist, converted to Catholicism, even went to seminiary, but was kicked out because of some unsavoury, illegal sexual behaviours he was exhibiting. He remained Catholic for a while. Then left to some charismatic church, then left that to start his own church, which I’m pretty sure is now a cult. I had a protestant friend who dragged me to one of his services which consisted of him telling everyone he was the greatest pastor since Christ, and he knew better than the Cahtolics - seeing as he used to be one he obviously knew more than anyone else there. And then sadly, my friend started getting more and more involved in this place, and it started to get more closed off and then one day that was it, never heard from her again.

My spiritual advisor at the time, a Priest, had known this guy when he was in seminary.

I can’t see anyone converting out of Catholicism who converted into it without some massive pang of ignorance or personality/mental disorder - or unless their initial RICA classes were a complete failure and lacked any substance.
 
CopticChristian said:
Your bias is showing…Catholic Christian…not catholic Christian

I love how Baptists differentiate themselves as other than Protestant.
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My bias? You’re following me around the forum harrassing me because you have a problem.
 
Interesting stories!

Do we know of any big name apologists who’ve gone this route?
 
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