I just don't understand how Catholics could convert to a religion when the founder is not only a polygamist but a pedophile, among other things.
Does this happen often? I've seen more Catholics convert to Orthodoxy than anything else, not personally familiar with any instances of Catholics becoming Mohammedan.
That said, I could speculate a few reasons ... Islam is a very sensual religion that appeals to many base desires especially for men. I think that some people also see that Islam is relatively "robust" and "militant" compared to the flaccid and pacific "mainstream" "Christian" sects ... so for one who is struggling with the faith they might be attracted to a religion where people actually have convicted even if they are flawed.
I have heard of a few instances of Christian women converting to Islam now that I think of it. That is even more perplexing to me, why would a woman choose to reduce herself to what is essentially chattel slavery? Again I think it goes back to being attracted to a religion where people actually have some firm convictions and maybe becoming a slave is an overreaction to the desire to having a strong man who will lead versus the largely emasculated, follower males of the modern West?