Need I post the SCRIPTURE from MORMONism that makes certain statements about CHRISTIANS one more time?
Yeah yeah... they started it: two wrongs don't make a right: blah blah blah.
CHRISTIANS are given the COMMAND and the AUTHORITY to point out heresy and false teaching; Catholics seem to have no problem getting on the PROTESTANTS case; why the treating of MORMONs in a LESSER manner?
That is something I'd like to understand. When I was Mormon, the teachers of Mormonism just ripped at Catholics- called them the great harlot. Protestantism was seen as a movement their god allowed so his restoration Church would be acceptable. When I became Christian - I discovered what Catholicism was - one of us - Christian - one of the the first and essential in compiling scriptures. I honor the Catholic Church and share beliefs in the same God of the Trinity.
Mormonism is something different altogether - The Pope has officially recognized this - but yet, Catholics (especially here on FR) are doing whatever they can to protect Mormons and their bastardization of Christianity.
I hardly know how to answer.
We may have authority, permission, whatever to point out heresy and so forth. To what end? Are we supposed to think, Oh cool! Here’s a group God has given us permission to beat up on! Have at them!
I don’t see the point in mugging Protestants and other non-Catholics. I don’t see the point in mugging Mormons.
Besides, they keep the price of booze and coffee down for the rest of us. . .
Despite my orneriness, I kind of thought the point was to spread the Gospel in a way that it would be heard, not so that we could say, “Well we told ‘em and the Sons of Baal would not agree instantly with us, so it is now ‘weapons free’.”
But then there’s not much I understand anyway.