Questions about my decision to convert

[Tigg]

Thank you all for the replies. My husband and I were received into the church at Easter vigil and it is a significant blessing. It took so long and was no easy task to get here that I don’t really understand why anyone born (or led) to the church would choose anything else.

Then again, perhaps that is an additional blessing that came from our journey?

(We are Catholic now!)

True conversion stories always make me cry!

May God be praised and may you hold this wonderful journey close to your heart. Remember the difficulties in order to appreciate the blessings more!

It is a new life and a new beginning and the path will be filled with surprises as you grow in a greater love. May fidelity and hope be your constant companions. Study and read and above all, pray! Perhaps God is preparing you to use you some day for the conversion of others (based upon the content in your OP.)

 

[schaeffer]

Not much I can add, but as I was reading the replies and thinking about that question, “Why in the world would you want to become Catholic?”, I started thinking, do non-Catholic Christians ask this same question of friends who switch from one protestant church to another?
For example, If they have a friend that switches from Nazarene to Church of Christ, or from Church of Christ to Lutheran, or from Lutheran to Methodist…do they ask, "Why in the world would you wan to become (fill in the blank)?

I get the sense that this doesn’t really happen much. Out of curiosity someone might ask why they are switching but not with the “…in the world…” added in.

Yes, I assure you that people get asked this question very often when changing faiths, denominations or even particular worship/church community for another one.

As someone mentioned, some people are just curious because they realize that such a change comes from deep inside, and is not taken lightly, or if it seems to be taken lightly, they wonder why/how someone could have come to such a decision, and want to make sure the person converting or leaving has given the situation serious though.

Mostly people respond according to their own understanding and experience. Something seems so odd to them, so out of the realm of something they would ever do that they express befuddlement.

“why in the world” isn’t the nicest way of putting it, to be certain, but it’s not uncommon, I’ve received the “why in the world” numerous times.

As it is said, there is nothing new under the Sun.

Best to you and your new path in faith.