https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/03/09/after-decades-behind-the-scenes-diplomacy-leaders-catholic-mormon-churches-meet-rome/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b36673838942

Ballard met the pope. I have an exmo friend in real life who now thinks that the Mormon church is now part of the Catholic church.

He said that the meeting, 33 minutes, has some significance.

Also, the fact that the Pope is a Jesuit is supposed to be of some significance. The Jesuit code says that lying, deceit, and murder are just fine as long as you're serving the needs of the Catholic church.

Apparently, the Pope is trying to unify all the world religions, including Lutheranism. Apparently, all of Martin Luther's issues with Catholicism are no longer issues.

Thoughts?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/21/2019 03:43AM by T-Bone.

"Also, the fact that the Pope is a Jesuit is supposed to be of some significance. The Jesuit code says that lying, deceit, and murder are just fine as long as you're serving the needs of the Catholic church."

The Mormons have a ritual, the Second Anointing, to give cover to church leaders who "sin" in the interests of the religion. I imagine the Jesuits have a doctrine to that effect and hence don't need an actual rite. But the subordination of morality to the institutional imperative is certainly similar.

People believe all kinds of strange things.