Randall Terry, Roman Catholic
Whoa! Randall Terry has converted to Catholicism!
I've never had much use for Terry or his cause (founder of Operation Rescue), but you've got to respect the guy for this, esp. since he joined without being able to receive Communion, since his first marriage has not been annuled.
A telling passage:
My training and experience were in evangelical Christianity with an evangelical framework theologically, but the Roman Catholic communion had a much better sociology and better stability, coupled with a phenomenal theology of suffering.
I would look at my evangelical friends, who would come and go from the pro-life movement. They would proclaim undying devotion for pro-life activism and then later disappear. Then I would look at my Roman Catholic friends who would never swerve. That had a tremendous magnetism for me.
I also found myself defending Catholics against ignorance and bigotry, and defending evangelicals against ignorance and bigotry.
This will give some people one more reason to hate Catholics...but welcome home anyway.
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