Church to vote on vandalism charges

“That's understood in this room. There's no hate, there's no revenge”

Officials of the Sangre de Cristo Catholic Church here may decide today whether to file charges against three Mormon missionaries in the 2006 vandalism of a local shrine. via Pueblo Chieftain

[Lee Richards]

I am a member of the LDS (mormon) church, and I do not suppor these men in what they did. They need to be charged for what they did so that they truly repent, making things right, and so that they will be motivated to "grow up" and never do these kinds of things to anyone.

Please charge these men! Pass it on.

[Monettan in Exile]

Thanks Lee Richards, for your enlightened post. I agree. If it had been Catholic Altar Boys destroying a Mormon Temple, I'd have said the same thing. Young men need to learn to be Constructive, not Destructive--that's where a strong, loving Dad comes into the mix. Boys can't grow up to be men if they are only around women and not good men..

[paul]

www.exmormon.org/ check out this web site
HIGHLY untrue that mormons respect CATHOLICS and as far as what mormons would do Mike hit it on the head

[LDS Member]

paul wrote:

www.exmormon.org/ check out this web site
HIGHLY untrue that mormons respect CATHOLICS and as far as what mormons would do Mike hit it on the head

Yes. I'm sure the Catholic Church holds the LDS Church in high esteam. Whatever........

[Monettan in Exile]

As a life long Catholic, who took Catholicism in with mother's milk I have NEVER heard a Priest, Nun or ANY Catholic leader denounce Mormons.

[atemcowboy]

Monettan in Exile wrote:

As a life long Catholic, who took Catholicism in with mother's milk I have NEVER heard a Priest, Nun or ANY Catholic leader denounce Mormons.

that would be like the pot callingthe kettle black.

they both are cults that have nothing to do with Christianity

[Binah]

atemcowboy wrote:

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that would be like the pot callingthe kettle black.
they both are cults that have nothing to do with Christianity

I find it difficult to understand how the heretic step children of Catholicism continually flatter themselves to be the chosen people of God when in truth all the sects brought about by the Reformation are the very ones who are the real cults. These so called Christians have perverted and diluted the true gospel of the Lord through their many sects and interpretations of scripture.

[Hannah Rebekah]

Mormons and Catholics: A History of Solidarity
By AllAboutMormons.com Webmaster - 1-20-2008

Because of the prominence of certain Mormons in the news lately, people in the United States have been talking a lot about Mormonism. Some members of certain denominations have taken advantage of this “Mormon Moment” to vocalize their claims that Mormonism is a Satan-inspired cult whose members are doubtlessly hell-bound. This religious bigotry has been alarming to me. Religions should not be required to abandon their truth claims, but it is possible to respect other religions without theologically agreeing with them. Perhaps a lesson from history would be appropriate.

In 1879, the Catholic Church was not well established in southern Utah. Father Scanlan, the Catholic official that had been assigned to Utah, wanted to perform a Catholic mass for those few Catholics in Southern Utah, so he traveled to St. George. When he arrived, he encountered several challenges. There were not enough Catholics to form a choir to sing the mass in Latin. There was no cathedral in which to meet. Desperate, Father Scanlan approached local Mormon leaders.

Eager to help their Catholic brothers and sisters, the Mormon leaders offered Father Scanlan the use of the St. George Tabernacle. Recognizing the need for a choir, they assigned the St. George Tabernacle Choir to perform the mass. The Mormon choir rehearsed for six weeks in order to be able to sing the mass in Latin.

On the day of the mass, the few Catholics in southern Utah entered the St. George Tabernacle. Mormons filled in the rest of the congregation seats as an expression of solidarity. Thus the first Catholic High Mass sung by a full, organized choir in Utah was performed in a Mormon tabernacle, by a Mormon choir singing in Latin, to a mixed audience of Mormons and Catholics. While Mormons disagree with Catholics on some theological points, these differences did not impede expressions of respect and solidarity.

Catholics also understand this principle of mutual respect. When the famed Polish pianist Vladimir Jan Kockanski, a Mormon, met with Pope John Paul II in 1981, he gave the Pope a Book of Mormon. Upon recognizing the book, the Pope accepted it, saying,“This is a Mormon publication… Ah, yes. Beautiful young prophet.” Now, I doubt that Pope John Paul II actually believed that Joseph Smith was a prophet, but that did not prevent him from recognizing that which was beautiful in his guest's own religion.

Couldn't we today learn a bit from this history? I for one would be most grateful if those who spread lies and hatred towards Mormons could instead treat us with the same respect and solidarity with which we, with all or imperfections, try to treat them. Theological differences exist, but they need not impede love and respect.
http://www.allaboutmormons.com/Blog/mormons_c...

[Hannah Rebekah]

Another example of great LDS and Catholic relations in Utah history.
http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/21403...

[Celina Aetheist]

I'm from this beautiful place and was really angry to hear what had happened to our beautiful shrines. It has taken this community years to make that shrine, and these supposed "Men of God" come and ruined it for everyone. I believe that if this had been Catholic kids they would have been charged immediately. I grew up with Mormon kids and none of them have ever been respectful towards others beliefs. The Mormon church is a sham, its just a money making cult. To be honest I could care less if all the Mormonas fell into the ocean and died.

[TexBloodOrange]

Celina Aetheist wrote:

I'm from this beautiful place and was really angry to hear what had happened to our beautiful shrines. It has taken this community years to make that shrine, and these supposed "Men of God" come and ruined it for everyone. I believe that if this had been Catholic kids they would have been charged immediately. I grew up with Mormon kids and none of them have ever been respectful towards others beliefs. The Mormon church is a sham, its just a money making cult. To be honest I could care less if all the Mormonas fell into the ocean and died.

I guess this left Hannah Rebekah/Binah speechless.

[ACLU SUX]

atemcowboy wrote:

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that would be like the pot callingthe kettle black.
they both are cults that have nothing to do with Christianity

Spoken like a true Protestant...

[Rick]

As a christian growing up I was taught to practice
"forgiveness", which is something Christ taught
us while he was on earth. When he forgave the prostitute, Just drop the rocks and walk away !!

[Nicki]

Are you calling people prostitutes or just making a point?
He taught her to repent and stop what she was doing, turning away from
the evil. That's the difference.

Same thing with the jews...repent and be baptized.

Or am I dreaming?

Then you go to the time of the Tudors and there was all the turmoil with the Catholic Church because Henry wanted to divorce his wife whom he had only taken because she was his brother's widow.

It's really quite fascinating.