That's just a bad priest. My wife was told much the same thing (by one priest), except s/Baptist/Episcopalian/g. (Then she went to a priest who was an ex-Episcopalian, instead of a wannabe Episcopalian, and got the truth.)
Although, having said that, unless your Mom (a) had specific questions she wanted answered; or (b) had already expressed interest in joining, they would have a case that talking to her about it was really *your* job. Having a priest descend on you out of the blue to try and talk you into becoming a Catholic can be pretty off-putting and intimidating.
Joining the Catholic Church is like joining the Masonic lodge; the "seeker" as to petition to enter.
Pretty much the way it's been since the beginning, that. High-pressure evangelism isn't part of our tradition.
Joining the Catholic Church is like joining the Masonic lodge; the "seeker" as to petition to enter.
Pretty much the way it's been since the beginning, that. High-pressure evangelism isn't part of our tradition.
Nice to know that all those stories about Paul and Francis Xavier is just mythology.