The way I read the essay was to interpret it as saying that the reason black people could not receive the priesthood is still unknown, it is not because of the curse of Cain or because they were less valiant in the pre-existence. However, my question is, do they actually say they don't believe there was a curse of Cain or that they don't believe black people were less valiant? To me it sounded like they just said they weren't the reasons for the ban, they don't actually deny these teachings. Am I reading it right? Are they trying to come off as not racist while maintaining racist teachings?

Don't read the apology and then try make sense of it.
Can't be done.
And you'll only get a headache.

Suggest read these instead.


http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,1114123,1114123#msg-1114123

http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,1109720,1109720#msg-1109720

Thanks for the links. So glad that intelligence is on our side. They really are just digging their own grave now.