I'm wondering what role education or political affiliation plays in a successful marriage.  Well, then there is the question of love.
If we take as a given that there is salvation for non-Catholics--which i believe that the Church actually teaches, does it matter much if some children in mixed marriages should become believing protestants?

I have an aesthetic bias, but is there a compelling theological basis for it.

When Fr. Reese suggests the pastoral need to present Catholicism in an attractive, engaging manner to children of mixed marriages that won't insult the intelligence of the Child, or the religious convictions of the non-catholic parent, doesn't that really mean that Catholicism needs to actually be attractive and engaging?  For many, many people Catholicism is just simply neither.