What is the relationship of the Mormon Church to Catholic Church?
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I always direct people asking questions like this to 2 places
the modern Mormon up for canonization Cora Louise Evans (1904 – March 30, 1957) was an American wife and mother who was raised Mormon and eventually went on to convert to Catholicism in 1935. She is considered to be a Catholic mystic.
the many living Mormon converts who have appeared on Coming Home Network, eg https://chnetwork.org/denomination/mormon/
I am at least humble enough to know that this kind of question is not really an intellectual question alone, it has to be answered by someone who has been on both sides of the fence ;)
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While there are doctrinal differences the relationship between the two religions is good (though this hasn't been a constant).
In 2019 before the Rome, Italy temple was dedicated President Nelson met with Pope Francis and said:
The differences in doctrine are real,“ he added. “They are important. But they are not nearly as important as things we have in common—our concern for human suffering, our desire for and the importance of religious liberty for all of society, and the importance of building bridges of friendship instead of building walls of segregation. ...
We both shared the feelings of the importance of freedom of religion and the stability that faith in God brings to a society,” said President Nelson. “If we have a godless society, we have a rudderless ship. ...
The Church has worked “side by side” with Catholic Relief Service in 43 countries, said President Ballard. “We have been shoulder-to-shoulder as partners in trying to relieve suffering.1
Three largest(?) doctrinal differences are
- premortal existence
- belief that the fall of humanity in Eden was a positive event because it made mortal life possible (as opposed to the Catholic and Protestant view that humanity is tainted with original sin that requires Christ’s redemption), and, arguably most important in the broad comparison
- the loss of apostolic authority after the death of the first Apostles, which resulted in the Great Apostasy and required the restoration of ecclesiastical authority through Joseph Smith as prophet2
1 President Nelson Meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican(LDS) and Pope Meets Top Leaders of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints(Catholic)
Vatican issued no statement on the meeting with the pope
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