Predictably, the only individuals who find the long-standing ecumenical relationship between the Catholic and Mormon Churches “astounding” and “unexpected” are those who are ill-informed and/or uninformed. I’ve known about the ecumenical relationship between the two for many years. In fact, in my community, the Mormon Church has closely worked with the Catholic Church on a variety of social issues for many years.
Fortunately, the leadership of the Catholic Church isn’t narrow-minded and bigoted like some of its parishioners who incessantly seek to divide people of different faiths who have shared values and work together with the Catholic Church in advancing important social issues. Instead, many of these narrow-minded parishoners would rather waste their time making self-perceived pithy, but, in reality, ignorant statements attacking another faith. I truly pity the spiritual littleness of such parishoners and pray for them.
I’m sorry you’re unable to start your own ecumenical thread. I was confident it would have been entertaining.
“Fortunately, the leadership of the Catholic Church isn’t narrow-minded and bigoted like some of its parishioners”
You seem to keep slipping into antagonistic mode. Fortunately,
I am very patient with those new to ecumenical threads. :-)
I would observe back to you that the Catholic Church believes
and teaches what I posted here... so it is simply the truth
that they do not recognize the mormonism as a Christian
religion. That they would work together with a non-Christian
religion is what I find astounding about this story!
Amazing, really.
Do you have any feelings personally about the “Restored
Mormon Church” working with the “Unrestored and fallen, Catholic Church”?
“...who incessantly seek to divide people of different faiths who have shared values and work together with the Catholic Church in advancing important social issues.”
Clearly, there are shared values, which I appreciate. It is
the lack of shared Christianity that troubles me personally.
I would, however, take the LDS money to prevent it for being
used for deviant purposes. I think that’s wise of the leadership.
“Instead, many of these narrow-minded parishoners”
Antagonism.
“...would rather waste their time making self-perceived pithy,”
mind reading.
“but, in reality, ignorant”
[antagonism]
“statements attacking another faith. I truly pity the spiritual littleness”
[antagonism]
“of such parishoners and pray for them.”
You never answered me. Is your stress and antagonism on
this ecumenical thread a “physical issue”? If so, please
share it with us so we can understand your posts and reach
a higher state of ecumenical participation.
All the best,
ampu