Rcc Priest Says He Has Mormons Figured Out

[Buzzard]

Here's a little article about us from a good father writing for Catholic

Online:

http://www.catholic.org/politics/story.php?id=45945

Ostensibly, it's about Mitt, but the gist is that we fit neatly into three categories:

-Wild eyed fanatics

-Mindless sheep

-Smart people who have seen the light but are just hanging around for the funeral potatoes.

I'm kind of disapointed to see such ignorance in a RCC priest. I don't expect agreement with our doctrines, but I hope for better than this.

I have a feeling we will be seeing lots of articles like this in the next several months, however.

[Calm]

I believe this is the same man discussed here:

[LDS_RM]

The priest seems to be addressing Romneys pratice of faith, he describes Romneys practice of faith as a meer table setting. The priest is talking about all mormons, he is specifically addressed Romney.

[Calm]

He talks about three modes of Mormonism, doesn't even mention Romney (whom he places in only one of the modes he's described) until the last three paragraphs. Don't see how that is specifically addressing Romney.

Nor does he provide any evidence of his claim about Romney.

[DarkScythe]

with this idiot priest, All I need now is Dr. Pepper and popcorn. At least he will be enteraining for this politicial cycle.

[Buzzard]

I did not realize he was an Evangelical before he became RCC, that does explain a lot about his attitude and approach to the subject.

[katherine the great]

I wonder why he brands Mitt Romeny a "modernist" Mormon. I've never seen anything to indicate that he is not quite devout. If I'm wrong, I would love correction. There are other LDS politicians that I would consider "modernist" (by his definition), but not Romney.

[blueadept]

It's obvious that this RCC priest doesn't believe modern day presidents necessarily actually practice their faith. IMO, JFK was a cafeteria Catholic due to his drinking and womanizing since these two issues were looked down upon. It was an interesting opinion piece worth some popcorn at best.

In regards to understanding Mormons, they have this extreme desire in humanizing God that has been given them through divine revelation. Catholics, OTOH, are content in having the nature of God in being a 'mystery.' For us, if it wasn't a 'mystery' it wouldn't be divine and therefore it must be man-made.

My 2 cents