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Being a convert as well as a seminarian, I am often asked why I became Catholic. “What led you to conversion?” or “Who influenced you?” or most often “Why become a Catholic when you were already a Christian?”
These are great questions, and I love to tell the story of my journey. However, in this short series I want to respond to the questions previously mentioned. Before doing so, Catholics need to understand what they are dealing with. Before my conversion, and especially after, I have discovered how little many Catholics seem to know about our “separated brethren.” I’ve not only heard people tell me they have literally no idea what x kind of Protestant might believe, but I’ve also heard sweeping statements and massive strawmen put up in conversations about them.
Continued below.
Why Be Catholic And Not Just Christian? Part 1: Understanding Protestantism – Catholic East Texas
These are great questions, and I love to tell the story of my journey. However, in this short series I want to respond to the questions previously mentioned. Before doing so, Catholics need to understand what they are dealing with. Before my conversion, and especially after, I have discovered how little many Catholics seem to know about our “separated brethren.” I’ve not only heard people tell me they have literally no idea what x kind of Protestant might believe, but I’ve also heard sweeping statements and massive strawmen put up in conversations about them.
Continued below.
Why Be Catholic And Not Just Christian? Part 1: Understanding Protestantism – Catholic East Texas
