An Anonymous Comment about Mormons

Folks,

An anonymous person gave the following comment to this blog site’s recent entry, “Cardinal George: Mormons, Catholics must defend religious liberty”:

“I disagree. Do not compare yourself to the Mormon beliefs because they are false. The Catholic church needs to separate itself from the Mormon cult or the Catholic church will meet its demise. Maybe that is the reason why it will according to the Bible prophecies. Mormons are not true Christians. They believe that Satan is JESUS' brother and that people through good works can become like GOD. By saying you agree with the Mormons you are going against JESUS CHRIST, the Bible, and have lost your credibility with me.”

I have to wonder if this commenter actually listened to Cardinal George's speech at BYU. There's the link to the speech. If left clicking your mouse cursor on the link doesn't work, then please go to:

Cardinal George Addresses Religious Freedom in Speech at BYU

Now first, let me make one thing perfectly clear: I am not administering this blog site to gain credibility with anyone. I don't care what you think of me - I ain't that important. Indeed, people need to keep their focus on Jesus Christ, NOT on mere mortal man.

Second, I did NOT state in the post that I agreed with LDS theology. In point of fact, I do NOT. Excellent explanations critiquing LDS theology are provided at the Catholic Answers web site and do a far more credible job than I ever could. Relevant links are provided below:

Distinctive Beliefs of the Mormon Church
The Gods of the Mormon Church
Mormon Stumpers
Mormonism's Baptism for the Dead
Problems with the Book of Mormon

Third, how many so-called Catholics have any LDS members as friends, and how much have they interacted with them, gotten to actually understand what they believe, and observe how they lead their lives? In point of fact, most LDS people whom I know and with whom I am friends lead upright, honorable, morally virtuous and holy lives, unlike the majority of so-called Catholics in these United States. I have worked with various LDS members in my employment at multiple nuclear energy facilities in the United States. I have encountered ZERO exceptions among such LDS members to what I have described above, whereas I have seen plenty of exceptions among so-called Catholics, particularly those of the liberal persuasion.

Fourth, before anyone begins a criticism of LDS members, I encourage you to please read the following November entry this blog site:

Mormon Elder Interview Transcript from PBS

We ought never to judge a book by its cover.

Fifth, when I say that I have more in common with devout orthodox LDS members than with liberal Democrat so-called Catholics, I mean precisely that. Devout orthodox LDS members BELIEVE and have FAITH in Jesus Christ (regardless that their conception is completely alien to the Catholic one). They live moral and virtuous lives. They place God, Church and Family FIRST. Liberal Democrat so-called Catholics, however, place the false gospel of social justice and peace at any price ahead of the true Gospel of Jesus Christ. They are members of a political party that openly endorses the infanticide of the unborn and the filth of men lying with men as a legitimate alternative lifestyle. Indeed, right now a liberal priest in Albany, NY has authorized his diocese's social justice ministry to hand out needles to drug addicts, and another liberal priest in NYC is allowing gay people to take over his parish. Jezebel in Revelation 2:20-23 was placed on her death bed for crimes less than that!

No, I have NOTHING in common with these apostates and heretics who call themselves Catholic. They are of the worst sort. Having been raised Catholic, they are without excuse and KNOW better. LDS members may have the excuse of ignorance of the Faith once delivered unto the saints, but liberal Democrat Catholics have NO such excuse.

Yes, my LDS friends know that I disagree with them (quite emphatically) over theological matters, for all the reasons and more that our anonymous friend has correctly pointed out. BUT they ARE my friends and they live honorable and holy lives as much as they are able to do so. I wish that I were half as honorable and half as holy.

Furthermore, those (especially so-called Catholics) who legitimatize the infanticide of the unborn as the right to chose, or the sodomy between men as an alternate life style will (unless they repent) find themselves on the road to hell, and in God’s infinite mercy some of those LDS members whose theology we deride just may (under God’s infinite mercy and grace) make it into Heaven ahead of those of us who think we have the fullness of grace. God doesn't judge as men judge - He sees the heart.

Arrogance is unbecoming of us, especially during Lent. Let us pray for our fallen away brothers and sisters who are liberal Democrats, and our LDS friends who don’t have the full light of grace.

Now if because of these things I have lost credibility with anybody for being as Catholic as I can possibly be, then that person doesn’t have to read my blog posts any longer. Good bye and please have a good day (or evening, whichever it may be). As for me, I am proud of my LDS friends who stand up against today's liberal Democrats, the gospel of secular humanist atheism, and the dictatorship of relativism, for they proudly proclaim and defend morality, virtue, freedom and individual responsibility even when it's not popular to do so.