Thanks to all for the kind welcomes.
As to the issue of division between Catholics and Orthodox . . . we'll each have a different perspective on the matter, to be sure. But suffice it to say they are two siblings of one family, like Peter and Andrew (or Jacob and Esau). Each with their own identities, personalities, ways of seeing, ways of doing. And also with differences that clash, each with the other, and which for a time may cause separation and estrangement. As sometimes happens between brothers.
My reasons for "joining arms with Peter" have already been expressed a number of times on this thread. But mind you that while I recognize the differences between Peter (Catholic) and Andrew (Orthodox), I am not inclined to entertain the nuanced notions of disunity that too many still relish in arguing over.
All the differences between Catholic and Orthodox notwithstanding, we are One family. And I love my family, no matter how messy it can often times be.
