Mary,
Thanks for posting that information in the article from the April 15 th 2003 Watchtower.
I looked at it and found the following statement from that same article on page 6, Paragraph 2:
Paul, a young man from Bastia, Corsica, who was raised in the Catholic religion, occasionally took part in church activities, such as selling cakes to raise money for a Catholic charitable organization. Wanting to have a better understanding of the bible, he agreed to have regular discussions with Jehovah’s witnesses. In time he realized that what he was learning would bring him lasting benefits. Accordingly Paul fully accepted the Bibles values and became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. His parents respected his choice, which has not affected their close family relationship.
This young man was able to change his religion from Catholic to becoming a Witness and his family respected his choice and did not shun him. On the other hand, if a person were decide to leave the witnesses and become a Catholic he would have to be avoided by his former “friends”.
I wonder how many dubs will catch that point?
Chester