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PJM
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SINCERE THANKS for covering my senior moment
God Bless you,
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God Bless you,
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FKhiva
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That cannot be correct. Roman Catholicism is not part of the Orthodox groups, in fact to the contraray, they were the very group that started changing many things from the original faith and introducing many unBiblical teachnings.
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Love_and_Light_1
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Catholics converting to Mormons is something all Catholics should be concerned about (and Christian in general as well). Currently Catholic answers are launching a Mormonism Project in response to the number of Catholics converting to Mormonism, catholic.com/projects/mormonism.asp. I encourage everyone to check it out.
Mother Teresa talked about loneliness being a serious disease. In her book 'A Simple Path" she touched on loneliness being a serious disease in the American culture. In her book she talked about how people in poorer nations often times are less lonely. The American culture is centered on the individual; but people need people.
My sister is a Mormon Convert. I saw in my sister a need that the Mormon Church filled (this as well as lacking the basic knowledge of why we believe what we believe). It seems to me that the Mormon Church has very successfully capitalized on a cultural deficit we face. The Catholic Church around the world is still larger and in more counties than the Mormon Church. Catholic Answers had a good article called the 'Distinctive Beliefs of the Mormon Church" the article talked about Mormonism made in America.
One thing I have really noticed about the Mormon Church is the fellowship (it seems mandatory, not that that’s a bad thing). I’m certainly not saying the Catholic Church doesn’t have fellowship, because we do. It’s just in some way very different. I don’t want to demean the Mormons by comparing them to Fraternities or Sororities, but I’m really lacking a better example in my own thought right now to explain the cultural phenomenon I have witnessed. It seems the Mormons are very inclusive when it comes to other Mormons and those who want to become Mormon. The Catholic Church being the true church of Christ seeks to include everyone, sinners, and strangers.
I was speaking with a long time RCIA instructor and lay apologist at my parish. He has seen many Catholics come and go over the years. According to this man in his experience the Mormon Churches “nice factor” is precisely what attracts Catholics. Certainly being “nice” doesn’t give legitimacy to a religion, but it really seems to be persuasive. This “niceness”, along with a lack of knowing why we believe what we believe can be a reason so many Catholics are being led astray.
To the original post, I hope you do come home to the Catholic Church. It is an invitation to all to come join in the fullness of the faith that Jesus, himself, established for us all. Also, don’t forget to check out, catholic.com/projects/mormonism.asp.
Mother Teresa talked about loneliness being a serious disease. In her book 'A Simple Path" she touched on loneliness being a serious disease in the American culture. In her book she talked about how people in poorer nations often times are less lonely. The American culture is centered on the individual; but people need people.
My sister is a Mormon Convert. I saw in my sister a need that the Mormon Church filled (this as well as lacking the basic knowledge of why we believe what we believe). It seems to me that the Mormon Church has very successfully capitalized on a cultural deficit we face. The Catholic Church around the world is still larger and in more counties than the Mormon Church. Catholic Answers had a good article called the 'Distinctive Beliefs of the Mormon Church" the article talked about Mormonism made in America.
One thing I have really noticed about the Mormon Church is the fellowship (it seems mandatory, not that that’s a bad thing). I’m certainly not saying the Catholic Church doesn’t have fellowship, because we do. It’s just in some way very different. I don’t want to demean the Mormons by comparing them to Fraternities or Sororities, but I’m really lacking a better example in my own thought right now to explain the cultural phenomenon I have witnessed. It seems the Mormons are very inclusive when it comes to other Mormons and those who want to become Mormon. The Catholic Church being the true church of Christ seeks to include everyone, sinners, and strangers.
I was speaking with a long time RCIA instructor and lay apologist at my parish. He has seen many Catholics come and go over the years. According to this man in his experience the Mormon Churches “nice factor” is precisely what attracts Catholics. Certainly being “nice” doesn’t give legitimacy to a religion, but it really seems to be persuasive. This “niceness”, along with a lack of knowing why we believe what we believe can be a reason so many Catholics are being led astray.
To the original post, I hope you do come home to the Catholic Church. It is an invitation to all to come join in the fullness of the faith that Jesus, himself, established for us all. Also, don’t forget to check out, catholic.com/projects/mormonism.asp.
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I have many Mormon friends and believe me when I tell you, they got their problems too. All religions take their members from the human race and in many ways, humans are flawed, some more than others. Some have more problems, others are better at hidings their problems but we all have problems and we all have our own flaws. I have had LSD friends, over the years ask me, how I’ve manage to stay happily married for so many years. I’ve had Mormon friends who want to know how my kids turned out so well and I’m Catholic. The grass is always greener on the other side. However, in my own experience, I have met way more friendly Catholics in my life, than any other denomination. Then again there are way more Catholics and I’m a Catholic. Usually, when someone is complaining about how a Catholic is acting, they are usually talking about a non-observant or former Catholic.
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