mormon prophet and catholic pope

[Misshalfway]

darn Hemi. I tried to listen and it wouldn't load. Do you perhaps know the name of the talk so I can index it that way?

[Hemidakota]

Try this link: LDS.org - Media

Then 'click' on Sunday morning. He was after Elder Eyring.

[jimuk]

Originally Posted by ceeboo

Hi Jimuk,

I do so appreciate your sharing as well as the obvious kind manner that you do it.
I will do my best to return this.

I also believe ( and the Catholic Church supports in many ways ) that these babies " have a special place with the Lord ". I am personaly conviced as much. I will simply say again that the Church has NO OFFICIAL teaching on it. IMHO, and only my opinion, is that there have in deed been some Catholic leaders in the past that were rather contradictory to this ( to be fair concerning a 2000 year history on the subject ).

Although I appreciate and respect your LDS perspective on this ( AND TO BE CLEAR, I AM IN AGREEMENT WITH WHERE THESE BABIES END UP ) I do not accept the " heavenly father" as you do. This goes completly off topic but, in my eyes, it has everything to do with our ( LDS/Catholic ) insights to the very nature of God, who God is, and what we can know of him.

I do appreciate your contributions and YES, I think we can agree that these ( babies ) are in a much better place than you or I at the present time.

In closing, YES, I AGREE, I DO NOT KNOW THE LDS " HEAVENLY FATHER"

God bless,
Carl

Hi Carl, i must have missed your very kind reply to my post, thank you.

Carl you say "I do not know the LDS Heavenly father" Carl rest assured my friend that Heavenly father does indeed know you, (you are his son) and he knows that a seed has been planted, he also knows of the good work that you do here "amongst" his saints.

But i feel you are a kind person who does indeed know what you call the "LDS" heavenly father, one day carl you are going to be kicked up the backside by the Holy Ghost, and you will be overcome and then you will know just where that kick came from.
God bless you Carl.

[Hemidakota]

Originally Posted by shadowhunter

So i am wondering what are the differences and simlirates between the prophets and the popes

They both represent their GODs, as prophet or overseer of the church

[abqfriend]

The Catholic Church believes in ONE God-and is monotheistic.

So-the Pope may indeed in someway be a not-so-perfect representative of this one God to the Catholic Community he serves.

We ultimately-have the Same God.
Our faith tradition may view the Godhead or the Trinity differently-but it is the same God.
I do not think there is an LDS God/Heavenly Father and a Catholic God or a Jewish God or am Islamic God.
They are one in the same.
-I guess we will all be surprised at the moment of our death!-as we enter a new life.


-Carol

Originally Posted by Hemidakota

They both represent their GODs, as prophet or overseer of the church

[YoungMormonRoyalist]

There is only one God, and his prophet is......Mohammed? Wait no......Pope Benedict? Uhh....perhaps Thomas S. Monson? Uh...maybe there is none.....

:P Sorry just poking fun.

[rayhale]

Here is the online Catholic encyclopedia: http://www.catholicity.com/encyclopedia/; it is a great source of what Catholics believe.

[jms.mills]

Originally Posted by ceeboo

Latin is the very ancient language ALL the saints spoke and is considered by many Catholics as revered, sacred, respectfull, traditional. This ancient language ( now extinct ) is the very language our brothers and sisters in Christ spoke in the Early Church days.

I am just curious, why does it matter which language that was spoken by the Early Church? Why is Latin considered sacred? Why not Greek? Why not Aramaic? Other ancient languages used in Early Church writings? Could Hebrew be considered sacred as well, considering this was the language of the ancient Israel (unless I am mistaken regarding this point)? Were not the ancient followers of the Old Testament teachings followers of Christ (if they looked forward to the coming of the Messiah, eagerly waiting for the redemption he would bring to fallen mankind)?

I cannot wrap my mind around why one language or another would be sacred (except possibly for the inaudible, undeniable language of love). I respectfully disagree that "ALL" members of the Early Church spoke Latin. That just does not jive with my limited understanding of history.

A similar logic would state, "Everyone in the United States speaks English." If one would agree this statement is inaccurate, why would one believe that all early Christians spoke Latin?

Am I misunderstanding your statement? Please clarify anything I may misunderstand.

JMS

[Hemidakota]

Actually, none of those languages are considered sacred, unless we understand the language of Adam. Purity in the beginning and corruptive in the end of time.

[FatherOfSix]

Originally Posted by shadowhunter

So i am wondering what are the differences and simlirates between the prophets and the popes

The Pope is more than just the head of the Roman Catholic Church, he sits on the seat of Peter and holds the keys, so what he binds on Earth is bound in Heaven. The Pope can also speak for Jesus and thus has revelation - but it is a power not used often. The Pope is also the bishop of Rome. The Pope also gives guidance and direction to the flock through encyclicals that he writes. John Paul II wrote many mind-blowing encyclicals that are utterly soul-lifting.

As someone new to the LDS Church, I am still figuring it all out but the Prophet seems to be much more in touch on a daily basis with both the flock of the church and God. The Pope is more distant from the average Catholic and appears to be more of an administrator than a prophet or pastor. This is just my personal opinion.