I DO think that the Catholic Church (kindly note the absence of “Roman”) is the royal road, so to speak. And I certainly think that those whose proselytizing includes a heavy dose of “Ho of Bab’lon” might need to do a gut-check or something. Using untruths to sell the truth is parlous at best.
But if somebody tells me that He's invited the Lord into his life and has repented of his sin and all that, I'm going to rejoice for and with him.
THEN I'll tell him that Roger Williams is the “Ho of Rhode Island.”
Okay, I didn't mean the last part. I'll just point out the polyester double-knit and let him draw his own conclusions.
(And I'd try to distract him when a priest came in with a tacky gold lame vestment -- or some tie-dyed monstrosity.) Seriously, I think sheep-stealing is not likely to bring peace. I know a fluttery Little Old Catholic Lady who didn't take up a personal relationship (or wasn't granted the consolation of a personal relationship) with IHS until rather late in life, and I would say that all here sort of "ruled-based" religiosity has only strengthened that turn in her life. Consequently, I have become even more patient with the tempo of other people's dances, and am not going to conclude too quickly that just because they haven't done this one thing or experienced this one experience that they're wasting their time.
HOWEVER I do think that the vulnerability of some of the Catholic sheep to other missionaries should be taken as a wake-up call to some Catholic preachers. The Gospel always makes a fine sermon, IMHO.