Roman Catholics actively engage in prayer, dialogue, interfaith worship, and conversations with Protestants, not merely to inform them about Roman Catholic doctrine but also with the hope of bringing them back to their “Mother” church.” They extend invitations to all believers, aiming to foster a sense of belonging in a shared spiritual journey, but under the umbrella of the Roman Catholic Church.
This is a mission that Rome is eager to complete, and it happens on a daily basis. Several Catholic organizations, including the Coming Home Network, are dedicated to assisting “non-Catholic Christians make their journey home to full communion with the Catholic Church.” [1]
The GlenMary Missioners, a Roman Catholic society, recently described how they use ecumenism and Jesuits to convert Evangelicals to Catholicism. They published the following, which should serve as a wake-up call for all Protestants, including our own members:
• “Glenmary hired Nathan Smith to be the director of Catholic-Evangelical Relations. The job is an important one in Glenmary, as fostering ecumenical ties with other Christian groups has long been a priority of the society. After all, Glenmary ministers in areas where Catholics are few.” [2]
• “Nathan fits his job well because he is an Evangelical and a Catholic. ‘I never refer to myself as a convert,’ says Nathan, a former Evangelical pastor. ‘I always say I’m an Evangelical who moved into communion with the Catholic Church. I don’t want anyone to have the idea that I’m moving away from the faith I was raised in,’ he adds. ‘I’m only moving deeper into it’.” [2]
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