I converted from being a protestant, to being a Catholic, in 2006 (well, it was a lot longer ago than that, in my heart, but it took me til then to get thru RCIA). My family is hardcore protestant. I have extended family members who think--honestly!--that my dc are going to burn in hell because they were baptized Catholic...
That being said, I would do it all over again, and this time, I'd do it even earlier. I wouldn't wait til 2005 to start the process, I'd do it in 1990-something, when I first started looking into it, and realizing that that was where God wanted me to be...
The truth is the truth. You are responsible to God for you, NOT to your parents--you are a married woman, and the only other person who would need to be kept up on the process is your DH. No one else. And even DH's opinion doesn't need to stop you, because you need to be obedient to God...it would be great if everyone was "okay" with your change. But they may not be. And if they aren't, well, that's their loss, frankly. Be kind, be peaceful, be a reflection of your faith. But don't let their opposition get to you--if you waited til everyone around you was happy with every decision you made, you'd never get anything done, because SOMEONE would always have something negative to say.
I figure, I am going to be standing before God, one day, and I will have to explain my actions. Am I going to have to explain why I let the opinions and possible reactions of other people keep me from the Truth? Ummmm. No thanks. I've got enough to explain already (although, truthfully, there are no explanations--I know He knows already, all the circumstances and my intentions).
But I will pray for you. If you don't mind me asking, to what faith are you converting?
Rachel |