Originally Posted by Woodrow

I think one of the reasons so many Catholics revert to Islam is because the difficulties involved in it do not make sense and many ex-Catholics come to see them as being man made. This in turn allows us to see the "difficulties" in Islam as not being difficulties, but acts of love for Allaah(swt) and not as ritual to pacify any earthly authority.

the difficulty comes in facing family and friends who do not understand why a Catholic could accept Islam and suddenly deny a life time of ritual and teachings.