In article , rockchicksrule{at}gmail.com
(Karl Pennington) says:
>
>I was wondering if anyone could advise me on this subject.  Being born
>into a protestant family, thought not necessarily practicing as it
>were, I was wondering whether it were possible to change to being a
>Catholic.  I don't know if there are any boundries, rules or ideas
>that hinder someone from doing such a thing...
>
>Email me if you wish at rockchicksrule{at}gmail.com
>
>Thank you
>
>Karl
>
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>[The obvious place to ask is the nearest Catholic church. They accept
>anyone, Protestant or otherwise. In most churches there's a fairly
>well organized process of teaching adult converts, which can often
>involve a year of study. Not a bad thing, I think. --clh]
 
 
 
As the moderator said, everyone is welcome to the Catholic Church.  The
program to which he referred is the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults
(RCIA).  It was originally designed for non-Christians but usually also
is used to prepare Christians from other backgrounds for entering the
Catholic Church.
 
There are other ways of learning about the Church that can be used
get information by yourself before you become involved in a formal
program.  The Catholic Home Study Service offers seven free
correspondence courses in basic Catholicism and in special aspects.
Go to http://www.amm.org/chss.htm and if you see a course that
interests you, enroll in it.  You can enroll on the web site and, as
you will see, you can send your answers to the workbook questions
over the Internet or through the Post Office as you prefer.  The
free textbook, workbook, and other materials are sent to you through
the post office.
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