Why are you a RC?
I am a Baptist. I was born an Episcopalian, but refused to be confirmed. I became a Baptist because of their emphasis on Scripture being the measure for all doctrine.
I started out as a Mormon. God led me out of there and after a journey which included the prayers of some Christian friends, I found the Lord (or the Lord found me) though the preaching ministry of Calvary Chapel. They too have a strong emphasis on teaching the Bible (cover to cover over and over).
While I have no particular compelling reason why I could not be a committed Baptist or a Methodist or a Presbyterian or some other non-denominational sect, I have not felt led to leave where God has placed me.
As a general rule it is good manners to leave with the girl who drove you to the dance. (Being a Baptist you probably wouldn't know about that tradition -- or if you did you wouldn't admit it) :-)
Why am I a Roman Catholic?
My mom was Catholic and my dad was Methodist, although he attended church with us on Sundays. I was raised in the 70’s and 80’s so didn’t really get much out of the church other than ‘Jesus is your friend’. I wasn’t a very religious person which allowed me to fall easily away as I grew up and left my parents home.
My brother also fell away. He became Baptist and still is. I experimented with the Methodist church but all I got there was a lot of singing and very little Scripture readings. My brother challenged me on a lot of my beliefs and so did the family of what would become my husband. I decided it was time for me to grow up and take responsibility for my own education.
I bought a bible and started reading. It didn’t make a lot of sense at first. I’m afraid the bible is not exactly a book you pick up and read from start to finish! As I stumbled along (all the time building my prayer life) I started to recognize the passages. They were so familiar! I had heard them my entire life every Sunday. I went back to the Catholic church and knew I’d come home. There were the Scriptures I had been reading. There was Jesus in the Eucharist. God was there for me! Right where He’d always been. The doctrines of the Church regarding abortion and birth control, etc., fit me like a glove. God had given me these gifts and I didn’t even recognize them at first.
I’ll never leave Him or His Church again. I am doing everything I can to give my kids a better faith education than I received as a child. My dad converted about 6 years ago and my husband joined the Church this past Easter. In case you were wondering, I never asked him to convert. I honestly didn’t think it would ever happen. I’m still shocked sometimes that he pursued this on his own and we are now a happy Catholic family! He just needed to decide to research on his own, too. I’m thrilled that he came to the same conclusion! Our family dynamics and prayer life have changed dramatically since we first married 12 years ago. All of this was worth the wait and the struggle!