Well said. But let me just clarify why the pomp & ceremony is there, and hopefully it'll make a little more sense. We believe, as you might know, that Christ Jesus is physically, literally, and fully present in the Holy Sacrament of the Altar. All the pomp flows from that theological premise: we decorate our churches, vestments, and vessels because they are consecrated to the service of God, and because they literally contain God in a more real sense than even the Jewish Temple contained Him.
However, while the pomp is customary and natural, it isn't absolutely essential. A priest can say Mass on the back of a jeep in the middle of the battlefield, and the worth of the Sacrifice is not at all affected thereby.
That sounds very heartening. In Mormonism, the Temple ceremonies are vital to your exaltation. Without them, you will not receive exaltation and live in Celestial glory.
Adherance to specifications like a full 10% tithe, and abstaining from coffee, tea, alcohol and tobacco, Chruch attendance, and covenant keeping, are requirements of attending the Temple. So you can see exaltation is tied comletely with peforming works of the flesh. This precisely is what I stand against. Mormons believe salvation (eternal life) is given to everyone through the atonement of Christ....but to truly attain exaltation you MUST be a member of the LDS Church in good standing by adhering to all the dots and tittles (or have someone do your work by proxy after you are dead). This belief is entirely in opposition to everything Christ taught.
If these types of salvational rites in required ordinances, covenants or laws are not required by Catholic Church (be it Orthodox or Roman) then perhaps I should have a further look.