RCIA

[jennirestew]

Is there a RCIA program designed specifically for believers who simply want to join the catholic faith, but are already christian and living a sin fee life?

[1ke]

RCIA is for both catechumens (the unbaptized) and candidates (those already baptized). The Rites are different for catechumens versus candidates. The catechesis is often done in a comingled group.

I suggest you talk to the RCIA director in your local parish and your local priest.

[SuscipeMeDomine]

As 1KE said, RCIA is for both those who are baptized and those who are not. It's not only instruction in what Catholics believe, but also formation so that you learn to live as a Catholic.

Prayers and best wishes as you begin this journey.

[marian_love]

Wait...by virtue of the fact that you are protestant you are living in sin. You are "protesting " the church Jesus established.

[RPRPsych]

Originally Posted by marian_love

Wait...by virtue of the fact that you are protestant you are living in sin. You are "protesting " the church Jesus established.

If the OP, having known that the fullness of the Church of Christ resided in the Catholic Church alone, willfully rejected it and joined another church, that would certainly be a grave sin.

But if she was simply the child of Protestant parents, and / or brought up in a culture that encouraged ignorance or a distorted view of the Catholic faith, that is quite a different matter. The Catechism says that we cannot charge the descendants of those who caused the initial schism with schism themselves. Rather, we should try to find common ground with them, try to instruct them in the truth, and welcome them joyfully home if they should choose to enter the Church.

I think all that the OP meant was that she was living a moral life, without committing grave / mortal sins. While it is certainly true that "all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God", I think "sin-free" in this case was a figure of speech.

[marian_love]

Thank you for your respectful clarification.