I think that it galls them that the Catholic Church, even though they call us “apostate”, recognises the fraud of mormon belief and refuses to dignify it with any kind of legitimacy.The Mormons insist on re-baptizing ANYONE who joins their faith and a lot of dead people as well so I’m unclear as to why it would bother a Mormon that the Catholic Church doesn’t see LDS baptism as valid.
Other than being offensive, it results only in a bunch of wet mormons.
A lot of good that would do. Sadly, they continue to baptise dead Jewish people.
Me thinks they doth protest too much.
I understand that they mean well.A lot of good that would do. Sadly, they continue to baptise dead Jewish people.
They even did it to Edith Stien.
And JPII the Great
Their arrogance knows no bounds.
Dear Isa,
Funny, I just was posting on Finnish on the Eastern Church Forum, my usual lair. (Btw Isa is Jesus in Arabic when you’re naming your kid. It’s Yasuu’ when you are worshipping Our God).Dear Isa,
(in finnish this means grand (in this case referring to grand mother or Isa Aiti)
I think… My finnish is rusty.
Anyway, funny you mention my patron saint also. If it was not a catholic I was talking to I would be creeped out now.
What I find objectionable about this OP is a Mormon daring to complain how Catholics practice their faith, and yet the Mormons are totally callous to how Catholics, Jewish people, or others are feeling by this baptism of the dead ritual they do.
If they continue this practice knowing the emotional pain it inflicts on family members, how can they come to a Catholic forum and tell us how wrong we are for not recognizing their baptisms either of the alive or dead???
Sorry, I am off to download September Dawn now.
Good day all
Just in reference to popular usage of phrases, I ask:
LOL. This is where my Orthodox charity prevents me from taking this to its logical (and unpleasant) conclusion.Just in reference to popular usage of phrases, I ask:
What road is it that is paved with good intentions?
Yes, Mormon intentions are in their viewpoint good in this case.
In spite of the pleas of people to ask them to stop the practice.
This is where it gets murky as to intent.
I agree with this and also think that it is the most charitable way to approach this very challenging topic.
I agree with this and also think that it is the most charitable way to approach this very challenging topic.
Passions…
Lets be rid of them!
Nice to meet you Isa, I hope to see you around more often!
Well, I like you too.Hosemonkey - I like you!!
The Mormons insist on re-baptizing ANYONE who joins their faith and a lot of dead people as well so I’m unclear as to why it would bother a Mormon that the Catholic Church doesn’t see LDS baptism as valid.
My father was one of 13 children. Of those, there were
several who did not live to adulthood…My grandparents had them buried, but none of the older children, like Daddy, are left alive, who would have known where the graves were… I have no idea). He had one last chance to find them while the remaining siblings–his father, & an aunt (the 2 youngest children)-- were still living. “The Mormons may be able to find them”, he said, “but the ones I talked to, were honest & told me that when they were found, they would be ‘baptized’ Mormon. What do I do?”
grinds his teeth when one of these elderly folk mention the “kind Mormon man” who helped find the grave.
It was the one where you advised him to chill out, as he was sputtering again. Was it a rum and coke you suggested to him? It’s now days later and I’m still cracking up.
Where’s the smiley for "not holding my breath?I think it is fair to say that there are substantial differences in other areas. One has only to look at the mass rejection of Catholic doctrine and interpretation of Sacred Scripture by LDS and others, to see that differences are significant, which has implications for the Custodian of Scripture for the Sacraments conferred by those alleging to believe in the same Scripture.
Essentially, that’s it. We Catholics need to at least argue from a good understanding of Mormon doctrine. Mormon theology didn’t turn me away from Mormonism as much as finding out the Book of Mormon was completely made up by people in the 19th century (probably Sidney Rigdon, Oliver Cowdrey and Joseph Smith working together). I don’t see why a Mormon would care that Catholics don’t accept their baptism since Mormons don’t accept Catholic baptism either. As I recall, Hinckley said as much when the Catholics declared Mormon baptism invalid.
I’d take issue with the last paragraph (Orthodox).
