Aw... shucks...
I’m not aware if the anti-mormon folks are all former mormons. I find their reactions to be simplistic at best. Very child like. Yes, I know they will read this and post an answer to every sentence. Clever things like, “but I’m not a child so how can my viewpoint be that of a child?” Or “Here is the definition of ‘child’ from 10 Bible verses, so you must be wrong because I do not fit God’s definition of a ‘child’”.
There is a fine line between their extreme devotion and fanaticism. We have folks here who go on and on “proving” every point with Bible passages and their interpretations of those passages. They are blind to the possibility of being wrong. But let me tell you folks, as the old joke goes “this is 16 plus years of Catholic education speaking” and you can be wrong.
I don’t believe in Mormonism (meaning I don’t believe it is the truth, Elsie, I know it exists). But I also don’t believe in Elsie. I further go the extreme step of not worrying what Elsie says regarding the Pope’s supposed views on my posts here. It’s like an alternate universe here in which people are playing Pope.
However, there is a real world. In that world, people don’t give much of a good darn about Mormonism, Mormonism is not much of a threat to Catholicism, and there is no evidence that Mitt Romney is going to govern the USA as a “Temple Mormon”.
I post here in an effort at dialogue, and also to give some voice to the many Freepers who find these views to be extreme. But hey, it’s a free country and I could be wrong.
Yes; it does seem extreme, considering what I posted to begin with:
Golly!
The Pope should hear about this!!
...or any OTHER religions, either.
It's a BIG handbasket, and many are in it.
I, for one, am not willing to let the ignorant stay in the basket without knowing some facts.
For some reason this upsets others.
Are THEY in they basket; too?