Quote: Actually this moves the catholic church closer to the mormon church, of which I used to be a part. In the mormon church, members are encourage to seek personal revelation but if the revelation you recieve is different than something the church has spoken on then it is a false revelation.
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Yes, I remember that well from my nine years in the LDS Church. That is one thing that was particularly refreshing about my years in the Reorganized Church. Nothing could be added to church law or to the scriptural canon without the consent of the membership, by way of a delegate conference. And there were many areas that were cut and dried in the Salt Lake denomination that persons in many other latter day saint denominations were encouraged to study out in their own minds.
I have longed believed that all people have the right to consult God/Diety/the universe when looking for answers that apply to the their individual condition. But I tend to shy away from situations where there is some sort of a mandate that one has to believe in a particular manner, even when their hearts, minds and conscience tells them otherwise. |