My first Church was Baptist. Then I discovered girls and went to a whole list of different Churches. In all my spiritual travels I somehow felt that something was missing, though I couldn’t say what it might be.
Eventually I met, dated and married a Catholic girl. I shouldn’t have but I was young and stupid. To make her happy I studied and then became Catholic too.
After sixteen years and six children we divorced. In the ensuing years I went through several wives (some mine). The one I have now is a Methodist Pastor but I don’t go to her Church. I cannot stand the mealy-mouthed crap Methodists try to sell.
One Sunday I rode over to her Church and then entered a nearby Catholic Church. I was early and I took a seat in the back to wait. The priest came over, introduced himself and said “Welcome.”
Imagine, if you will, an bearded, old, fat man breaking down in tears and gasping “yes, I am!”
That was six years ago and while I don’t always attend mass every Sunday I go to confession regularly and once again count myself as one of Christ’s faithful followers.
I’m 80 years old now and can’t reasonably expect many more birthdays, but I now know I have a fighting chance of staying out of Hell. My faith gives me peace in these troubled times with the knowledge that I have been absolved of all those years of past misdeeds.
So, in answer to the original question, I consider my own experience and say “why would anyone NOT become Catholic?”
A fighting chance? Put your faith and trust in Jesus alone and not some ritual or man made organization and heaven is quarenteed.
Because faithful 1st Christians would not, due to what is shown above ,
And was raised devout, and later was manifestly born again with its profound heart and life changes, yet remained in practice a very faithful RC for 6 years, including serving as a CCD teacher and lector.
But the Lord led me out quite manifestly into evangelical faith, which decision He abundantly affirmed, though i am still in need of much growth in grace. Bless God.
Humorous and inspiring, thank you for sharing.
What a lovely faith story. Thanks for posting.