I think you just made my point.
Also, people in America are free to practice whatever religion or permutation thereof, that they choose. If Catholicism is indeed so appealing to people of other Christian denominations, those people are free to try to become Catholic, are they not? No one is stopping them.
And, a third point - perhaps Christianity should not be talked about as a popularity contest.
The antiCatholism that I hear on shortwave is pretty bad, and filled with lies (not all shows, of course, but far too many).
I used to listen to the shows because they were pro-life and conservative in many ways, but one by one, I boycotted their shows.
On the other hand, Dr. Richard Land, a Southern Baptist praises Catholics on their pro-life stance on his radio show.
All pro-life Christians should stick together.