Non-Catholics -- dealing with heresy

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My apologies as well.

I was not trying to set any traps, I assure you. I’m genuinely interested in anything you consider to be idolatry in the Catholic faith. And as long as it’s stated without malicious intent this would be the forum to post it in. Better understanding is always a good thing!! 🙂

God bless.
 
The LDS i know are all great people and appear to exhibit the fruit of the spirit better than the C’s and P’s I know. Just been my experience.
 
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I did a little searching, and this is basically what I found. This is how I remember it:

The Catholic party promises to do everything possible to have the children baptized and raised in the Catholic faith.
The non-Catholic spouse is only required to know that the Catholic spouse is promising this. The non-Catholic spouse has no obligation to raise the children Catholic.
 
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And if the litmus test for a true Christian is that they appear to be indwelled with the Holy Spirit and worship and serve God by loving God and loving other Then shouldn’t Mormonism be considered Christianity as well since they claim to believe in Jesus and they also appeared to be Spirit filled as they are truly some of the nicest people I have ever met in my life. They are also extraordinarily moral.
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The Mormon Church does not pass the litmus test at all. Both Catholic and other within the realm of orthodox Christian doctrine believe Jesus is God come in flesh and that He alone is God come in flesh. Mormons, upon a more careful examination, believe Jesus is just one god among many. But this you will not learn standing at your front door.
The litmus test, in my view is always about who Jesus Christ is. For me, it is nothing more than that. "Who do men say I am? … some say Elijah, some say a prophet…

no no… but who do YOU (The Disciples) say I Am… Peter answered correctly in this context and said, “you are the Christ, the Son of the living God!” … well done Peter, for flesh and blood has not given this to you but my Father… and I also say to you, You are Peter!.. "

1st. John 4:1,2 supports this idea.
 
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Yeah, it’s not my litmus test either. I’m in total agreement with you – if a person identifies Jesus as God and the 2nd person of the Holy Trinity, and they believe they are saved in some way by the blood of Jesus, then i consider that person to be a Christian. Whether or not they appear to be " indwelled with the Holy Spirit and worship and serve God by loving God and loving other is not relevant to me because they can be all over the place on doctrine and a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

Who do men say that I am - -their answer to that tells me what I need to know.
 
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