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These conversions from such high-control groups are often very dramatic and the choices these converts face may go well beyond the Protestant minister’s career upheavals to encompass cruel ostracism by close family members, shattering self-doubt, and difficult navigation through a socially alien terrain.

Gee! Catholic families don't shun? Well, some do.

Some Catholics who have converted to my religion have testified that their families have given them a very hard time about it. One young man was disinherited, and thrown out of the house. ( Literally!)

By the way, the author mentions Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses and then in the next breath talks about shunning.

To my knowledge neither Mormons or Jehovah Witnesses preach or teach shunning. It is not part of their doctrine. It isn't part of Catholic doctrine either but some Catholics do it. If Catholics, as individuals can do it, I suppose Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses, as individuals, may be found doing it too. It bet all leaders ( Catholic, Mormon, and Jehovah Witness) would counsel their members that this is highly uncharitable behavior.

I have **personal** experience with Catholic shunning.

My brother married a Methodist girl in a Methodist church in 1959. My mother's entire family refused to attend the wedding, claimed that they were not married and were living in sin, and refused to speak to my brother and his wife, or step foot in their house for many years. They also shunned my mother and her children ( me) for many years because we attended the wedding. Nice folks there. ( sarc)

My mother never went back to church, although she insisted that we go to Mass. As soon as I left home, I left the Catholic church too. Today, I do not blame the Catholic Church for the cruel behavior of my mother's family.

Basically, I support the Catholic Church, although I am not a member, and I disagree with them on some doctrinal points, however, I would like to see the Catholic Church grow. For those who are Catholic I would be pleased if they practice their religion ( ALL of it). Our nation would be stronger, more peaceful, more prosperous, families and children happier if we had **more** believing Catholics ( and Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses.)

For the most part it is better to focus in on all the commonalities between religions than make mountains out of molehill doctrinal issues.