Mormons and Catholics

I am opening this question up for discussion for both of our faiths. It would be interesting to see if there is any commonality of thought here. My initial contribution will be to quote Mormon scholar Daniel Peterson analyzing if a repented Book of Mormon apostate, Alma, could claim to have the priesthood by virtue of an ordination of another apostate. Dr. Peterson curiously cites Catholic thought to bolster his argument! Read the rest of this entry »

I thought it would be interesting to blog about this book and the reviews it has gotten so. The book came out last year and has since received three reviews. One is at my personal blog, another by Times and Season’s Julie M. Smith last December, and a somewhat negative review I recently found is at a new publication called Countercult Apologetics Journal. Perhaps I can help further the conversation by offering some constructive criticism in turn. Read the rest of this entry »

[ed. note: I am moving this question here along with John in MN's thoughtful response for increased visibility.]

Mercedes writes:

Hello!

I am an active catholic. I was raised in a catholic school and I am now dating a Mormon guy.

We want to get married and I have made it very clear that I will not convert and that we will have to find a way to live with the differences our religions have.

I am mostly worried about us having children, because I want to raise them as catholic, so if anyone has any life experience to share with me I will be very glad to hear it. Read the rest of this entry »

The English edition of the classic book Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma by Dr. Ludwig Ott, printed by TAN, bears this description on the cover:

A One-Volume Encyclopedia of the Doctrines of the Catholic Church, showing their Sources in Scripture and Tradition and their Definitions by Popes and Councils.

I like the book. It covers just about everything. It also shows where each doctrine is on the ladder, i.e. how certain we can be of it. I thought it might be helpful to reproduce that part of the book, as Dave was asking for such things.

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[Ed. Note: The following is a partial survey of Catholic writing on the Mormon baptism question before the authoratative ruling reached in 2001. It was compiled by Ted Jones, a Mormon historical researcher, and posted here with his permission. By posting this here, I do not mean to contest the precedences that the Father Ladaria commentary sees as important. Rather the summaries provided by Mr. Jones supplement and support the notion that the Catholic Church became increasingly aware of unconventional Mormon beliefs over time.] Read the rest of this entry »