Catholics Come Home campaign draws thousands

ZENIT reports that a TV ad campaign to bring fallen away Catholics back to the faith is seeing excellent results. Over 6,000 responded directly to the CatholicsComeHome.org web site. Non-Catholics also responded, many wanting to convert. What's interesting is that about "90% of those who left the Church can't give a good reason" why they left, and many can't express why they want to come back — they simply say they felt something was missing. This reflects my observation that Catholic roots go deep — once you are a Catholic, it sinks so deeply into you that even if you formally leave the church, you can't shake it. This is I think what causes ex-Catholics to be so much more bitter than erstwhile members of other churches (ever heard of an anti-Presbyterian?) — they are "kicking against the goads" and trying to fight that Catholicism that remains deep within them.