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To: sitetest

He’s also a member of an elite circle called the Melchizedek priesthood (of the LDS). Please feel free to lecture me on how this doesn’t rank as a senior position in the LDS hierarchy.


324 posted on 02/02/2012 2:14:05 PM PST by Timaeus (Willard Mitt Romney Delenda Est)
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To: Timaeus
Dear Timaeus,

My understanding is that the “Melchizedek priesthood” is open to devout Mormon males age 18 and up, generally. Here's a little bit from wiki:

“In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the largest Latter Day Saint denomination, the Melchizedek priesthood is one of two governing priesthoods, which is typically given as a matter of course to worthy male members 18 years and older.”

In fact, being a bishop is actually a higher ranking in the LDS church in that one must be a “Melchizedek priest” to be a bishop.

I'm not a Mormon, I'm a Catholic, but my impression is that being a member of the “Melchizedek priesthood” is perhaps a little less exclusive than being a Catholic altar boy.


sitetest

326 posted on 02/02/2012 2:42:16 PM PST by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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