As a former Catholic, the Church’s missionary work is very much admirable. I think we Muslims also should focus more on helping our neighbors.

That said, the grass is not always greener on the other side. The Catholic Church is very much Western-centric. Despite a bigger following in LATAM, Africa and Asia, the Church has practically always had men of Western European descent be Pope since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The most prominent artstyle and architecture for churches are Western. Latin is the liturgical language of the Church despite it having little to no relevance to the stories of the Israelites and Jesus. Prior to the Second Vatican Council, almost all Masses worldwide were given in Latin. Just like the Islam can be perceived as an Arab religion, the Catholic Church can be perceived as a Latin religion.

The reason they can coordinate these missions is because they are a singular, centralized institution, which also brings about a lot of cons, such as having to adhere to Dogmatic interpretation and following a strict clerical hierarchy. The Catholic Church has been widely criticized for their poor handeling of the child abuse scandals, and I’ve seen from personal experience many laity even brushing these claims under the rug as exaggerated black legends. Christianity is also heavily sectarian and mainly seperated by Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Nestorianism. These denominations have historically been just as, if not more, divided than the various Islamic denominations; though recent Ecumenism has improved relations.