[murphE]

Interesting. I don't blame Protestants for doing what they believe to be right, even if that means trying to convert people out of the Catholic faith. Of course I don't agree with it, and I don't think that they are leading people to truth, but I don't think they have malicious intent [at least for the most part ;-)].

I blame our own Catholic church men for falling down on the job, for not adequately trying to fulfill the Church's mission: "Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you..."

[redgolum]

It funny that in Asia and Africa, the in fighting between Trinitarian Christians is minimal, and rarely that heated.

A friend once joked that maybe the Holy Spirit was fed up with us in the west, and so was leading the east to Christ.

As far as the Catholic clergy failing to do good catechism leading to non Catholics snatching them up, that is true. In South America, many a priest has left to go "north". Better pay, benefits, status, etc. The non Catholic churches like the SBA and such can send down a group of missionaries and laypeople for short trips in targeted areas, and then train up locals. Might be a strategy that Rome needs to look into.