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To: Quester

This doesn’t worry me. The Catholic Church is 2000 years old and is a very demanding faith. It is a miracle that it thrives as it does while buffeted by modernity. When someone converts to the Catholic Church it is invariably for profound spiritual reasons like in the conversions stories I post. When people leave they just follow the path of least resistance.


30 posted on 04/01/2008 11:57:27 AM PDT by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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To: annalex
When someone converts to the Catholic Church it is invariably for profound spiritual reasons like in the conversions stories I post. When people leave they just follow the path of least resistance.

Well ... of course such would be your stated opinion.

But ... I believe that even you know better than this.

32 posted on 04/01/2008 1:29:18 PM PDT by Quester
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To: annalex; Quester
When someone converts to the Catholic Church it is invariably for profound spiritual reasons like in the conversions stories I post. When people leave they just follow the path of least resistance.

The number of certain types of conversion stories is not indicative of what types of people are converting, but instead is an indicator of what types of conversion stories a denomination prefers.

There is a conversion story market and the product produced varies according to what the audience wants to hear. While the type of conversion stories you have posted play well to Catholics, they are often frowned upon by Evangelicals. Evangelicals prefer conversion stories that deal with the lost coming to Christ and not someone reasoning which church is the better.

You might want to look into the backgrounds of the people that these stories are about (Catholic and Protestant). You will find that most of them are either authors or freelance writers, they often work for the church or a ministry and they are usually available for speaking engagements. In other words - they are in the business.

40 posted on 04/02/2008 6:00:42 AM PDT by Between the Lines (I am very cognizant of my fallibility, sinfulness, and other limitations.)
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