Catholicism and Marriage

[PHOTOTAKER]

Originally Posted by chlotilde

It isn't so much about the words in and of themselves, but rather the meaning behind the words
Here's a link to explain further,
http://www.bringyou.to/apologetics/a37.htm
but the gist of it is

chlo

if you don't mind i would like to open another theird this is one subject that i am very interested in discussing... i'll post the link once i have it up!!!

[PHOTOTAKER]

heres the link

[Katzpur]

Originally Posted by chlotilde

Father Ladaria said the formula used by the Mormons for baptism states that, "having received Christ's mandate, I baptize you in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." But there is no real invocation of the Trinity, the theologian said, because, for the Mormons, the "Father," "Son" and "Holy Spirit" are not the three persons in which the one divinity subsists, but three gods who form a divinity. The term divinity itself has no "substantial" content, because, according to this Mormon concept, divinity has come into existence given that the three gods have decided to unite and form the divinity to bring about the salvation of man.

See this is the problem when someone from one Church attempts to describe the doctrines of another Church. I'm sure that Father Ladaria did his best to accurately convey LDS doctrine. Unfortunately, he missed the mark. The actual wording of the baptismal prayer is, "[Person's name], having been commissioned of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen."

As to our understanding of who the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are, and what their relationship to each other is, the Book of Mormon states, "And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. (2 Nephi 21:31)

I personally have no problem whatsoever with the Roman Catholic Church's refusal to accept LDS baptisms. We don't accept theirs; why should they accept ours? At any rate, I'm pretty sure that it was not Becky's intention to start a thread on this subject. It only came up because of my question concerning my son's marriage to a Catholic girl.