on the validity of baptism conferred by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Vatican CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH ^ | 5 June 2001 | Joseph Cardinal RATZINGER

[Brian Kopp DPM]

CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH

RESPONSE TO A 'DUBIUM'
on the validity of baptism conferred by
«The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints»,
called «Mormons»

Question: Wheter the baptism conferred by the community «The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints», called «Mormons» in the vernacular, is valid.

Response: Negative.

The Supreme Pontiff John Paul II, in the Audience granted to the undersigned Cardinal Prefect, approved the present Response, decided in the Sessione Ordinaria of this Congregation, and ordered it published.

From the Offices of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 5 June 2001.

+ Joseph Cardinal RATZINGER

Prefect

+ Tarcisio BERTONE, S.D.B.
Archbishop emeritus of Vercelli
Secretary

[Elsie]

If you really want to annoy someone, point out something obvious that they are trying hard to ignore

I've noticed that... ;^)

[StPaulRevert]

Jesus is my Savior he died on a cross for all sinners He was conceived by the Holy Spirit born of the Virgin Mary His Father is God they are one God God was never a man Jesus didn't have wives and Nobody will ever be a god but God

[StPaulRevert]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RNaNco2U-o&feature=related

[Elsie]

You Christians need a LIFT this morning?

Read the comments!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoMB3yVPqWw

[Elsie]

... on the validity of baptism conferred by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

[Elsie]

Pick one; you poor, lost souls....

Oh What a Savior

Praise to the MAN

 

[StPaulRevert]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORcaHajCTlc

[Elsie]

Good stuff!

I run the video projector at my church and many of the images in that video I have in my picture database and use them often.

I don’t hear worth a darn and another fellow runs the sound system.

[Elsie]

bttt

[StPaulRevert]

I love the images in the video

[delacoert]

Certainly. It's also a long winded way of the Vatican saying, “LDS are not Christian.”

<shrug>

On the other hand, the first Vatican statement cited, "Negative" was about as succinct a way of stating that “LDS are not Christian” as possible.

[delacoert]

What does it take to be Christian?

Same old dodgy, weasel-word, deliberately deceitful debate.

The differences between Mormonism and Christianity are irreconcilable.

One of the lines from the 2nd statement cited above says it pretty well:

The differences are so great that one cannot even consider that this doctrine is a heresy which emerged out of a false understanding of the Christian doctrine.

[John Leland 1789]

"What does it take to be Christian?"

Acts 16:31 - Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved.

In the matter of the salvation of the individual soul and sonship with God, any mixture of water baptism with regeneration (the New Birth) is to mistakenly read sermons preached to the nation of Israel (Jesus of Nazareth, John the Baptist and Peter particularly) concerning the repentance of that nation into the equation.

For example, one cannot find a public sermon in Acts chapters 1-7 that was not preached to Israel as a nation and her leaders. No sermon recorded in Acts chapters 1-7 was directed at either Gentiles or the Body of Christ.