I would like to thank you all again for your blessed help.
Yes, I believe truly becoming Catholic is the only option for me.
I cannot fathom a female priest-especially because of my background.
Also, I believe in and love all the Saints. And of course the purgatory.
I feel any other Christian denomination will be second to Catholicism.
I feel “home” the way Catholics do things. It just rings right for me. I need to be closer to God and Jesus Christ. With all your help I finally made the call today to meet my priest. The first time we spoke I was a bit scared and overwhelmed but now I am more emotionally prepared for the journey. I know my soul will never be complete unless I become Catholic. I feel peace inside just thinking about being Catholic.
I do not believe my husband has any access or records to his ex’s baptism papers.
She was a Philippine and they lost touch over 20 years ago and the last thing he would want is to look for her. Their relationship ended in a messy divorce.
As for testimony from my parents, that’s impossible for many reasons. They are elderly and incapable of giving testimony, and further than that, they had already told me they would never help me to become Christian as they are very “Jewish”. My parents and I were never close. I am sorry to disclose to you that certain Jewish people view Jesus in a very negative way and for me to become Catholic is for them the ultimate betrayal and they would disown me. Therefore, that option does not exist for me. I do not have witnesses about the personal details of my ex marriages that happened decades ago. I did not confide in friends and am rather an introvert. It would be tragic if for the lack of “witnesses” I could not become Catholic? There is a great tense between my parents and I and has been since I confessed Jesus at age 18. Surely it would bring me harm if I told them of my plans. I am not planning to ever tell them.
I will need your prayers.
I would like to be cleansed of my sins and Judaism and be a devout Catholic. I would like to take communion and be a full member of the Catholic Church. I would like a Christian burial. With a husband who is not “religious” delicately speaking (he was raised Methodist) and parents who were emotionally and verbally abusive it takes a great effort and some courage to become Catholic. I therefore can only hope not to be subjected to more obstacles. Does the fact I am married now makes it more difficult to become Catholic? I am coming from a complete different background of law and rules. I am not a “cradle Catholic” but rather need to learn and practice everything from the very beginning-I am just starting, or rather, would like to. I would like to correct whatever needs correction, so I can become Catholic. I am wondering from a Catholic point of view: do Catholics encourage people to enter their world? Are they happy someone new, but an outsider wants to join? Does it count that a Jewish person wants to convert? Given the history of Jesus and his crucifixion I was hoping there would be salvation for a Jewish person.
That salvation for me is to become Catholic.
