True. Mormons are forced to attend the ward that is closest to them geographically. Catholics are allowed to attend any parish where they feel most comfortable. I do not attend the parish closest to me, because it just didn’t feel like “home” to me. I attend a mostly Vietnamese parish (I am not Vietnamese) because it just felt like home (it is the 2nd closest to my home). When I walked in that Sunday, I just knew I had come home. I have never been sorry.
That is kind of sad. Over dinner tonight my wife told me about a Mormon woman she works with. It seemed her ward split and she had to go to a ward where she didn’t know many people. They started giving her a hard time because she only had one child. She can’t have children and her one child was adopted. But I guess they shoot first and ask questions later.
A similar thing happened to my family. They split our ward (in Massachusetts) and my mom and older brother stayed at the old ward but my wife and I (living in a different town) now had to go to the new ward. We asked for permission to stay with the rest of the family, but were summarily refused. The new ward was dominated by a few rich, aristocratic 6th-generation Utah families, and the rest of us were treated like 2nd-class members. It was miserable and I was relieved when we relocated to Southern California.
Acts 10: 10-28
Are these verses used to justify the racist policy held by the Mormon Church, in total, completely around the world, all of it, everywhere, without exception anywhere in the world, to not let *black men hold their #priesthood?
Stephen, there was a priesthood ban before 1978. People of black African descent could not hold the priesthood in the CoJCoLDS. Yes, it was a church wide ban. This has been stipulated; nobody is denying it. Your pounding on the matter doesn’t make it worse, or better, than it was. It simply was—and then one morning it was not. For the last thirty-one years all worthy male members of the church have been able to hold the priesthood. Unlike Catholicism, which is still struggling with things like segregation (all black congregations) and discrimination (black priests and nuns getting different treatment than white priests and nuns) and unequal representation (Whereas blacks comprise about 18% of the world wide Catholic population, they comprise only about 1% of the Clergy.) You have come a long way—you have far longer to go.
These only strenghten the argument that the LDS prophets were leading the church members astray. Hadn’t Peter already recieved the revelation that ALL people were to be grafted into the christian faith. Why did Bringham Young reverse the commandment given from the Lord to Peter?
dianaiad, I’m still trying to understand how above clip can be possible when BY said the Negro would be the last to hold the priesthood? This is the third time I’ve asked and haven’t recieved a direct answer yet.
Philadelphia Archdiocese:
Haha first of all, i might say, my you people are SO contentious with your responses, there is so much heat in this discussion. It’s an honest question, all i wanted was an honest reply from a Catholic willing to share his/her beliefs on why Christ called the gentile woman a dog and refused her at first, as well as why it was so difficult for Peter to conceive of the idea of sharing the Word of God with a gentile?
Bologny, there is no doubt you were trying to move us into a continuing revelation argument asking us why Jesus had called her a dog and then then later included the gentiles in Peters vision. Peter’s vision is probaly one of the most quoted scriptures that is used to justify the on then off then on again and then off again and so on changes in doctrine for polygamy and the priesthood ban. McConkie even refered to it in his 1978 statement uplifting the ban.
Catholic understanding of God Revealing Himself, over time starts with God revealing Himself to just one man – the first man. Then he revealed Himself to a family, then to a tribe, a nation, and then finally to the whole world.
Well mrparker, when you’ve seen the same mormon arguments, which are essentially an attack on Catholicism, starting with your scripture that our beliefs are an abomination and those who hold these beliefs are corrupt, you’ve got yourself a very good foundation for keeping the wolves out.
The love is given for an understanding what your Destiny is, which is eternal life with Jesus Christ. This is the message the Catholic Church has given and preserved through the centuries.
I understand why you would think this, because naturally and sub-consciously we humans tend to think everyone else thinks by the same mental processes as ourselves; however, this is false. I doubt that I am near unto the type of confrontational personal that you have seem to assumed that i am.
If this is an honest question,
Then why even mention it? Seems to me this is exactly your intent by reading other posts you have made on this and other forums. So why are you mistating the obvious?
My intent is to prove to you why i believe what i do. But keep in mind with all things i post, you are free to disagree with and i do not and will not get frustrated with you or anyone that disagrees. I expect that most of the non-LDS posters on here will not agree with me. Which is fine as they are free agents unto themselves. Have you heard of the concept of the marketplace of ideas? Thats kind of how i think of it. Everyone throw out on the table what you believe and why you believe it, then everyone at the table, is free to read and try to understand whatever they wish.