Conversion: July 2006 Archives

From A Friendly Questioner in the comments below: Thank you, Mark. Well, Anglicanism and Catholicism have been split from each other these 500 years, but are still quite comprehensible to each other, like the Norwegian and Danish languages. The creator of that split was a bloody, whim driven, thieving, lecherous tyrant, whose legacy if repudiated by a modern Anglican makes that Anglican a repentant large "C" catholic in good stead, no extra lessons needed, or does it?

I picked these off of a single combox on MCJ. They are from the post where Christopher Johnson was kind enough to announce the existence of this blog. Here’s a brief sampling:

This idea has brought up a great deal of passion each time I’ve mentioned it. It is, however, such an important concept that I want to mention it early in the existence of this blog. When I wrote about worthiness before, I got one of two reactions. First, people shouted at me, “How dare you say such a condescending thing."? Second, people wrote to me privately to say, “That’s exactly how I felt for many years."? So, I would like everyone to keep a level head when reading this post. It is an important concept, especially for Anglicans.

I am a convert to Catholicism. Now, what the heck does that mean?

As a convert, I went through a program called RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults). In my area, RCIA starts at the beginning of September and runs through Pentecost. You are officially received into the Church at the Easter Vigil Mass, where you partake of two sacraments – Holy Eucharist and Confirmation (and Baptism, if you weren’t previously baptized). Technically speaking, Easter Vigil Mass concludes your conversion.

Or does it?