I wasn’t clear on whether or not the Catholic church believes Mormonism is a cult. Thanks for posting.
Hopefully those links cleared it up for you.
Yes, Mormonism is a cult as far as Catholics are concerned.
I was just mentally comparing the two in my mind on the secrecy thing.
A lay person can audit any theology class that a priest takes, I’m sure.
We have a huge Catechism to explain the “why” of things. Many parishes now have adult apologetics in defneding the Catholic faith as well as catechetical based classes for education of the laity. Ours is called Faith Formation 101 for Adults. Childcare is always available and we ask for a free will donation because we either serve a meal or a snack.