Views on Mormonism?

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KathleenGee said:
Yes, LatterDayLady…I used to post more info, but when it was invalidated by being ignored…ancient writings supporting our faith and liturgy, and others of going around and around…I decided it was a waste of time.

Some think to continue to ‘feed’ the lurkers.

I am working with a wonderful Mormon woman who grew up in a very wholesome environment, and rejects prejudice of all sorts. I have liked hearing her talk of the Catholic Church, and she has gone to Mass a number of times.

It is the redundancy…and a big issue for me, misinterpretation of our beliefs, there is only One God and what is sanctifying grace. That is wrong

Thanks for insight on other Mormon forums that exist. I had a friend here who went to one, and the response,etc. was not cool.

When Mormonism stops calling Christianity having corrupt doctrines, it will take a big edge off. Just look at the history of Catholicism, in spite of some bad priests and popes. We are a culture of people. You can’t separate the doctrines of our faith from our history and culture. It is great and doesn’t deserve the label of ‘corrupt’…as that is wrong and irrelevant.

BTW, have you seen the new series on EWTN…‘Catholicism’…check the program guide online. They are having repeats of the series at different times.

People say Mormonism is constantly changing…in another sense the Catholic Church is, too…

According to the presentation last night…first, Christ is the mind of God…through which the universe was made. And after the death and resurrection of Our Lord, through Him all things are made new…we can look at all that is good and pure and sincere…and see a reflection of those things…Aristotle, art and beauty, accomplishments of the non-Christian world…as Christ nevertheless at work among them.

The Church draws all that reflects Christ. Subsequently, we draw on Aristotle as was the case regarding St. Thomas Aquinas, the former pagan temple now converted to St. Mary of Martyrs in Rome…first time I saw it last night…and that the beginning Church was as a seed that grew…afterall, Jesus said He is the vine and we are the branches…Jesus the Tree of Life first referred to in Genesis… or 'let us…make man in our image…some argue this is in reference to the Holy Trinity…

The Church draws on the keys of Peter…keys that fit only one place…heaven…and Peter, the primacy of the Church, is given power to interpret life…the papacy on faith and morals.

Very interesting…

God bless!
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Hey,
I was going to actually reference a really nice post you had elsewhere where you wrote how you knew nice LDS people while still disagreeing with their religion. I actually typed it out but then deleted it out, thinking it sounded stalker-ish to admiringly reference someone’s past posts. I should’ve kept it in. 🙂 I also like the imagery you used above.

Mental note to self – record Catholicism on EWTN. I hear it’s wonderful.
 
KathleenGee said:
LatterDayLady…

People get goofy repeating the same things over and over to Mormons who frequent here.

It comes to the point that they stay, using CAF in these endless rounds as a means for passive/aggressive prosletyizing. I am not the first one to get this impression.

Likewise, I have been meaning to ask, do the LDS have a forum for Catholics to discuss openly with Mormons? I heard from a Catholic man about how limited he was, and the disrespect he was shone…about changing doctrines, their response was we don’t look at old stuff…something of that way of thinking.

So – do Mormon forums allow Catholics the same freedom CAF offers the Mormons?
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Not all “Mormon forums” are created equal. If you go to the more TBMish chat rooms and forums the rules are quite strict. In fact I got banned after about 20 minutes because of my handle. I don’t think The Exorcist is offensive in any way but apparently the mods did.
I stick to the forums that are more NOMish (New Order Mormom) because thats exactly what I am right now.
 
TheExorcist said:
Not all “Mormon forums” are created equal. If you go to the more TBMish chat rooms and forums the rules are quite strict. In fact I got banned after about 20 minutes because of my handle. I don’t think The Exorcist is offensive in any way but apparently the mods did.
I stick to the forums that are more NOMish (New Order Mormom) because thats exactly what I am right now.
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You’re right about the equality-thing. Some forums are more welcoming than others, even for exorcists!. And some are plagued with a few aggressive-types that ruin it for the other 99% who truly are interested in the opinions of others. Kind of like life, actually 🙂
 
TheExorcist said:
I stick to the forums that are more NOMish (New Order Mormom) because thats exactly what I am right now.
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I understand that the numbers of NOMs are significant? Do you have any sense of just how wide spread it is?

I know I have in the past, come across people in similar circumstances and they found NOMs very helpful. 🙂
 
TheExorcist said:
Not all “Mormon forums” are created equal. If you go to the more TBMish chat rooms and forums the rules are quite strict. In fact I got banned after about 20 minutes because of my handle. I don’t think The Exorcist is offensive in any way but apparently the mods did.
I stick to the forums that are more NOMish (New Order Mormom) because thats exactly what I am right now.
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The only individuals that are NOM’s is that they no longer believe but continue to practice the faith because of their spouse or family. Is that the right desciption for you?
 
Marie5890 said:
I understand that the numbers of NOMs are significant? Do you have any sense of just how wide spread it is?

I know I have in the past, come across people in similar circumstances and they found NOMs very helpful. 🙂
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Marie,
It’s hard to get a good bead on it because being a NOM is USUALLY a solitary activity. When your spouse is still a TBM and you don’t know who in your ward you can trust you act as if and get your support from the Internet. I would think there would be a decent size population wherever there is a good size LDS presence.
blueadept said:
The only individuals that are NOM’s is that they no longer believe but continue to practice the faith because of their spouse or family. Is that the right desciption for you?
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That’s part of it. The no longer believe part is true in one way or the other but the extent of that varies WIDELY. Reasons for staying are just as diverse. Some stay for family and spouse and some because of social network purposes. Others because it’s all they know.
 
Telstar said:
LOL… I remember many references to LDS and their ‘green jello’ on another forum. 😃
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Green jello and funeral potatoes are standard dishes at LDS potlucks…:D. I never came up with a Catholic comparison for a potluck.
 
blueadept said:
Green jello and funeral potatoes are standard dishes at LDS potlucks…:D. I never came up with a Catholic comparison for a potluck.
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It’s pancakes, of course. In my area, the KoC post-service pancake brunch fundraisers are dee-lish! Oooh, with those little pats of butter in the silver foil and very nice elderly ladies crusing the room offering coffee and Tang refills? Classic! (except the coffee-part, of course :eek:)
 
Again, my biggest issue with Mormonism is labelling Christian doctrines as corrupt, when it is veiled…we know it is against the Catholic priesthood.

Again, try to watch ‘Catholicism’. The show last night had a segment that explained a little the mission and nature of the Church…it really picks up the universality of the Church that shows we are more living organism drawing our life from Christ Himself, scandals or no scandals.

We will have scandals in the future…St.Catherine of Siena also spoke about not focusing on others’ scandals…who is perfect…but because people could lose faith as well…

As Catholics we are taught to always draw our life on the Lord, to keep our eyes on Him, and that is another discipline that should be renewed in the Church.
 
KathleenGee said:
As Catholics we are taught to always draw our life on the Lord, to keep our eyes on Him, and that is another discipline that should be renewed in the Church.
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AMEN!!!

I would also toss in that Catholics need to make reading of holy scriptures another discipline.

St Jerome said to be ignorant of scripture is to be ignorant of Christ.

I know some Catholics who know the catechism really really well, but know very little of the Bible…

Something is very wrong with that picture, IMO 🤷
 
Marie,

True…although I must admit I like learning Scripture either at Mass in context of the liturgical year, or in a group setting. I usually enjoy learning Scripture the most from ordained clergy, deacon or priest.

If I pray it alone, I always pray to the Holy Spirit. I got our mission team to ponder on Scripture together…I don’t think we had too much order if I recall right…but we shared and got good insights. The pastor continued doing it after I left.

I just don’t like studying too much alone or if it is too class like…I prefer it prayerfully that leads to serving others…I have an excellent bible study group in my parish, and they are always bringing in excellent study guides.
 
Hi, LatterDayLady,

Do they have meds to combat frivolous posts… it looks like ‘Goofy’ would be an upgrade. :rolleyes:

I think Kathleen was quite accurate in her posts - we have been awash in multiple contradictory statements on Mormonism’s beliefs - with no real determination on what is actual or fanciful.

From my readings of the previous posts, i have not found any loud-mouthed posters shooting any disenters from any direction. Rather, I have seen multiple posts trying to actually get a clear cut explanation of this man-made LDS group. Quite possible you have noticed the difficulty in getting straight answers? Maybe as an apostate Catholic, you now have the ability to enlighten us concerning which doctrines have not changed up to now.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

God bless
LatterDayLady said:
Yeah, they’ve got meds to combat the circular logic that goes on here! Goofy is a natural outcome fore sure.

I know of an LDS-ish forum that gets a lot less traffic and is pretty notorious for a few loud-mouthed posters shooting any disenters down. Embarassing and equally annoying. I think it’s just the nature of the beast – anonymous forums are not ideal places for interfaith discussions. As a former Catholic, and as someone who has many Catholic family members, I like visiting this site. I still go to Mass occasionally. I Ti-Vo a few EWTN shows. If I weren’t LDS, I’d still be Catholic. Maybe I’m just sensitive because I feel like my husband is fighting with my parents at the Thanksgiving table. Can’t we all just stop and enjoy the green bean casserole? 🙂
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tqualey said:
Hi, LatterDayLady,

Do they have meds to combat frivolous posts… it looks like ‘Goofy’ would be an upgrade. :rolleyes:

I think Kathleen was quite accurate in her posts - we have been awash in multiple contradictory statements on Mormonism’s beliefs - with no real determination on what is actual or fanciful.

From my readings of the previous posts, i have not found any loud-mouthed posters shooting any disenters from any direction. Rather, I have seen multiple posts trying to actually get a clear cut explanation of this man-made LDS group. Quite possible you have noticed the difficulty in getting straight answers? Maybe as an apostate Catholic, you now have the ability to enlighten us concerning which doctrines have not changed up to now.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

God bless
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After more than 700 thread posts, if doctinal issues aren’t clear on either front, this little ol’ LatterDay Lady isn’t likely to add much enlightenment. 🤷
 
mtolympus said:
Thank you LatterDayLady for adding a little comic relief to the discussion. I think we finally found a subject that we all can agree, Thanksgiving dinner.:thankyou:
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Agreed! Second helpings all around! burp
 
God bless you, Lady…hope you watch ‘Catholicism’…and get renewed…

Come home…and I really love Mormon women…wish I could share Mary with them.

You are a dear lady. My Mormon lady friend told me she was raise in the mountains out in the country, and her parents never taught her prejudice about Catholics…and she is the best I have seen in home health…we are looking at starting a business together.

So I am glad, as well, that you could see beyond the arguments and disputes and disagreements to the reality of who we are.
 
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