Judge not.I enjoyed reading Peter Gilmour's July Odds & Ends ("Tuesdays with Mormons"). I was especially pleased to see him refer to Mormons as Christians. A few years ago I attended a program on ecumenism ecumenism Movement toward unity or cooperation among the Christian churches. The first major step in the direction of ecumenism was the International Missionary Conference of 1910, a gathering of Protestants. where a local priest said the official position of the Catholic Church was that Mormons were not Christians. I do not know where this ridiculous idea originated. It is insulting and wrong and does unnecessary harm to the ecumenical movement ecumenical movement (ĕk'y  mĕn`ĭkəl, ĕk'yə–), name given to the movement aimed at the unification of the Protestant churches of the world and ultimately of . It certainly puts those of us who have friends and family members who are Mormons in an awkward position. There are many important doctrinal doc·tri·nal adj. Characterized by, belonging to, or concerning doctrine. doc  tri·nal·ly adv.Adj. 1. differences between the Mormons and Catholics, but who are we to say that this disqualifies them from being Christian? They are the Church of Jesus Christ Church of Jesus Christ may refer to:
Jesus Christ 40 days after Resurrection, ascended into heaven. [N.T.: Acts 1:1–11] See : Ascension Jesus Christ kind to the poor, forgiving to the sinful. [N.T. " is their middle name! I am a Roman Catholic and have absolutely no desire to become a Mormon, but they do have a number of positive attributes whose example the rest of us would do well to follow. Joseph D. Cole Louisville, Ky. |
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