What Compels Someone to Reconcile to the Catholic Church?
There are many Protestants who are convinced that a Catholic Christian is a rare thing indeed and many who believe that it is an impossibility. In some cases it is not openly taught, in others anti-Catholic vitriol comes from the pulpit and in official denominational teaching. For Protestants in those cases, it is a tough thing to do to even dip ones toe in the Tiber much less jump in, swim across, and get out on the other side. How does one go from thinking that the Catholic Church IS the “Whore of Babylon” to believing in One, Holy, Catholic (with a capital ‘C’), and Apostolic Church? In my case, the Lord needed to deal with the sin of idolatry in my life. In order to break the hold that the idolatry of my personal intellect had on my life, it was necessary for the Lord to call me to the Catholic Church ahead of my understanding of (and agreement with) most Catholic doctrine. I came to the Catholic Church because the Lord made. me. Had an actual burning bush been involved it would have only been slightly more clear. Among my friends who will be reconciling to the Catholic Church this coming Easter Vigil and are several coming from the more anti-Catholic part of the Protestant spectrum and they have had to endure unspeakable insults to their intellect, integrity, and faith. Their willingness to follow the Lord no matter what has been a true blessing to me. One of them has written in her blog Profound Gratitude about the things that were most compelling to her in her journey.
