[B Knotts]

this is just so wrong and sad on so many levels - the only ecumenism should be thursdays breakfast among local pastors and preists

I've actually seen "good ecumenism." In my old parish, we had a Good Friday service (there is no Mass on Good Friday), in the main church, in which a number of denominations took place. We had Methodists, Episcopalians, Mormons, Baptists, etc. There was nothing in the service with which any group had a theological issue, so it worked.

But, that is the exception, I suppose.

[drstevej]

***I've actually seen "good ecumenism." In my old parish, we had a Good Friday service (there is no Mass on Good Friday), in the main church, in which a number of denominations took place. We had Methodists, Episcopalians, Mormons, Baptists, etc. There was nothing in the service with which any group had a theological issue, so it worked.***

Just remove the Mass & the Pope and your ecumenism can be completed! (OK, the Mormon "we have the keys" and "living prophet" thing would need to go too.)

[Revelation 911]

We had Methodists, Episcopalians, Mormons, Baptists, etc. There was nothing in the service with which any group had a theological issue, so it worked.

interesting given Mormons take pride in considering themselves distinctly separate from the body "catholic"