Inquistion
Changing from one religion to another is called the same for any of them: conversion.
catholic
In the Catholic religion they are called Monasteries.
You cannot "transfer" from Catholic to anything, that is called apostasy, which means that you deny your Christian religion and leave it.
the reformation
It is called the Reformation
Most probably he was catholic, because that was the predominant religion of Austria. Besides, when he died, he was given a catholic funeral in a church of Venice called San Giovanni in Bragora.
On the first Pentecost, but It was not called Catholicism at the time. The first time Catholic is used in writing is near the end of the first century.
From the Catholic point of view the person would be an apostate - one who deserts his religion for another. From the Protestant view - a convert.
France is often called 'the eldest daughter of the Catholic Church' because it has had an unbroken relationship with the church. It is estimated that over half of France's population?æis Catholic.
King Henry VIII was a Protestant Christian- mainly because the Catholic church would not grant him a divorce he wanted from one of his wives. Henry was a Catholic and was a member of the oldest Catholic Church in Europe, the Church in England! As far as I know he didn't abandon the Church and indeed it was the proud boast of one of his Bishops, Bonner? that Henry accepted 8 Catholic Councils! Further more, Henry and the Catholics in England held to the old style catholicism of the first thousand years, where power was held from the apostles to the college of bishops through the Councils. It is a nonsense to say that Henry was a protestant, if anything he was a supporter of the position held by the Orthodox!
No, the Priest would not think badly of you. I am not sure what the rituals are called for becoming a Catholic, but, there is a learning process you must take and you also must study that religion. I suggest you do a little studying of your own about the Catholic religion before making this decision. Go onto: www.google.com Type in: Becoming a Catholic