[Apologetics] Fw: Is Mormonism Christian?

[Art Kelly]

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From: CatholicCulture.org <mailings at catholicculture.org>
Subject: Is Mormonism Christian?
To: arthurkelly at yahoo.com
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 9:53 PM










 

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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 


Is Mormonism Christian?
Dear Mr. Kelly,

Most of us have had Mormon missionaries at our doors, and people keep asking whether Mormons are Christians. Many Mormons believe that they are, but in my latest blog post, I summarize the arguments which show why Mormonism is not Christian in any meaningful sense of the term. See Is Mormonism Christian?

Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, editor of First Things, raised exactly the same question in an outstanding essay eight years ago, which has the same title: Is Mormonism Christian? Fr. Neuhaus reaches the same conclusion, but offers a prolonged reflection on Mormonism and its place in American society.

At this point, perhaps it would be wise to demonstrate what else you can find on this topic in our library. If you want to become knowledgeable about Mormonism, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS), consider these outstanding resources:



Fr. Brian Harrison, The Appeal of Mormonism, an interesting essay taken from This Rock in 2003.
Fr. Leslie Rumble, The Book of Mormon I and The Book of Mormon II, from Homiletic & Pastoral Review back in the late 1950's.It's amazing what you can find on CatholicCulture.org when you look!

40th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae

As I've mentioned before, 2008 is the fortieth anniversary of Pope Paul VI's landmark encyclical On Human Life. All of us would do well to reflect on what we've learned since then about how right the Pope was. I think you'll benefit from the recent reflections of Mary Eberstadt, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution: The Vindication of Humanae Vitae.

I also recommend moral theologian William May's analysis of something else that has come out of our contraceptive culture, namely artificial reproductive technologies. Quite apart from the intrinsic immorality of these technologies, Dr. May presents convincing evidence that they do harm to the babies who are artificially conceived: Humanae Vitae and Making Babies.

Jeff Mirus
President
Trinity Communications



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