[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by Flyonthewall

Unfortunately, because of BRM's claim in Mormon Doctrine, there were a lot of members that took it that way, and may not have heard or heard about his retraction. So there still may be a few older members who still have this outlook, but the official stance of the church repudiates that outlook.

I have read books by Protestant writers who also claim that the Catholic church is the whore of Babylon. In fact it was taught in a Baptist church here in the town where I live and they referred to the costly apparel and the gold threaded robes etc as being things condemned in the Bible.