Way, way far from what I posted, I said that Mitt Romney had a private meeting with his holy prophet seeking permission, the prophet of God who is higher than the Pope, JFK did not need permission from the Pope, and who would a Protestant ask permission from?
Bishop Romney belongs to a cult, if he breaks a rule, such as not turning over at least 10% of his income, then he does not become God, he can't even enter those temples, or witness his children's weddings if they are among the elites, being Mormon is not like being a Christian.
What’s the LDS structure, isn’t this “super Pope” the next step up over the bishop? Is this the tip top one, or is there more? It’s not clear to me.
JFK wasn’t a bishop. If he was, then before running he’d doubtless consult an archbishop. As a layman, he’d have spoken with a priest. Mitt’s a bishop, and got that way before ever countenancing a presidential run. Sounds like they expect that the higher you are in the church, the higher you should be consulting before doing something that would have significant impact.
It’s a private organization. The beauty of America, however, is that you can choose what private organization you want to be in and that private organization can’t keep you from leaving it. If Mitt finally decided that this LDS stuff was garbage and that he ought to go mainstream Christian, he’d get tons of opprobrium and a cold shoulder from the LDS, but they could not legally stop him.
You might have come across a significant point about how Mitt would govern, though. If the LDS has extracted a pledge from Mitt that he won’t do squat in the White House without continuing to ask its permission — well, this ought to be made very plain. Though to be fair, we all know by now from Obama’s behavior that he is a puppet, and we’d like to know who HIS puppeteers are. At least we know that if Mitt would have them, they have an address in Salt Lake City.