Some big news in the Christian blogosphere is the announcement of the President of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) that he is resigning and has been confirmed in the Roman Catholic Church (RCC). This has sparked many good responses from concerned Protestants, and by "good" I mean theologically sound; some have lacked tact and grace. A common defense for a graceless rebuke is Paul's example in Galatians 1, but there is one key difference; Paul founded the church at Galatia and knew them personally.

Rather than comment theologically (I've read the Catechism and disagree with much), I'd like to contemplate the things I find appealing about the Roman Catholic Church:

• Unity. This is huge. I think unity within the Body of Christ is one of the most often missed themes in the New Testament. There is blatant division and I've often sensed competition between churches that preach the same Gospel but see differently on gray areas. I put a "U" in the margin of my Bible when I see a passage about Unity, and there are a LOT of U's now. (Mormons also often use the unified organization of their churches as an appeal to truthfulness.)
  
• History. It often seems the RCC is more unified in history, belief, and tradition with many of the early church fathers. Many would disagree with that, and I'm not yet familiar enough to take a side, but I can see that the Catholics do have a pretty good case on this one.
  
• Clear doctrine. It sure is nice that the RCC has thousands of pages of official doctrine in the Catechism. The ETS has two sentances. It's hard to criticize an organization with such a broad statement, so I respect the Catholics for being willing to extensively clarify their beliefs. This brings about a good question; what exactly is an "Evangelical"?
  
• Authority. I theologically disagree with Papal Authority, but man, it sure would be nice to have a guy on your team that gets direct, authoritative, revelation from God.
• Hats. I like the crazy hats. Rosaries are cool too.