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by Thom64 on September 23rd, 2004

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Do leaders in the LDS church teach that sincere, practicing Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant and/or Evangelical persons are Christians?

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  • by Alatea on November 9th, 2005

    Alatea

    You decide.

    The following is from the Mormon books.

    "The Roman Catholic, Greek, and Protestant church is the great corrupt ecclesiastic power, represented by great Babylon which has made all nations drunk with her wickedness, and she must fall, after she has been warned with the sound of the everlasting gospel. Her overthrow will be by a series of the most terrible judgments which will quickly succeed each other, and sweep over the nations where she has her dominion, and at last she will be utterly burned by fire, for thus hath the Lord spoken. Great, and fearful, and most terrible judgments are decreed upon these corrupt powers, the nations of modern Christendom; for strong is the Lord God who shall execute His fierce wrath upon them, and He will not cease until He has made a full end, and until their names be blotted out from under heaven."
    - Apostle Orson Pratt, Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon, p.84 - p.85

    In 1958, LDS Apostle Bruce R. McConkie published Mormon Doctrine, a dictionary of theological concepts. The definition of "church of the devil'' was the Roman Catholic Church. And under "transubstantiation'' - the Catholic belief that communion bread and wine actually became Christ's body and blood - McConkie wrote in part: The doctrine is a sort of religious cannibalism which partakes measurably of the same spirit, and is enshrouded by the same blanket of satanic darkness, as the murderous blood drinking orgies of the most degenerate pagan peoples.''

    Starting with the First Vision, Mormonism teaches that all churches except the Mormon Church are an abomination in the sight of God.

    "The present Christian world exists and continues by division. The MYSTERY of Babylon the great, is mother of harlots and abominations of the earth, and it needs no prophetic vision, to unravel such mysteries. The old church is the mother, and the protestants are the lewd daughters. Alas! alas! what doctrine, what principle, or what scheme, in all, what prayers, what devotion, or what faith, `since the fathers have fallen asleep,' has opened the heavens; has brought men into the presence of God; and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to an innumerable company of angels? The answer is, not any: `There is none in all christendom that doeth good; no, not one.'
    - Apostle John Taylor, Times and Seasons, Vol.6, No.1, p.811

    Comments

    • Not relevant to the question.  We believe most modern Christianity is corrupted, but that doesn't mean they're not Christian.

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on November 11th, 2005

    • I agree.

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on November 14th, 2005

    • Even a flat tire is still a tire. Even a corrupt Christian is somewhat Christian.

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on November 28th, 2005

    • Mormons; define Christian. You call them false prophets, impostors and imitators=not 'true' christian

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on December 1st, 2005

    • mormons no like catholics

      Sergio

      by Sergio on December 25th, 2005

    • Sergio, Mormons love Catholics - They make great converts!

      TedNaylor

      by TedNaylor on August 31st, 2006

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