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As a person who was raised Catholic and attended 11 years of Catholic school, I am very interested in this discussion.

I left the Church directly (within days) of graduating from Catholic highschool, and after several years of researching and studying religions I have found myself in Vaisnavism (Hare Krishna), aspiring and accepted for initiation.

It would be interesting to me to hear what it is about Catholicism that attracts people from other denominations, so I would appreciate anyone writing on this if they feel so led.

Thanks!

Inanna, Mikey, and others - forgive me - I lost this conversation back in 2002, and have only just re-discovered it in 2004! Thank you for the answers about discipline/dogma etc, really helpful... I am still an Anglican however, Newman (is that the right guy?)notwithstanding.. Thanks for your helpfulness.