Pope Benedict rids the doctrine of Limbo

[ute4ever]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070420/...ope_limbo_dc_2

The Catholic church's International Theological Commission felt the teaching of limbo was an "unduly restrictive view of salvation" that warranted dismissal.

So it's gone.

Here is my question, and it is not to bash the Catholics:

The LDS church has made several policy changes over the years, such as abolishing polygamy, altering the dialogue in the temple endowment, and allowing gays to attend BYU.

But have there been many changes to fundamental doctrinal beliefs concerning the plan of salvation?

[SeattleUte]

Originally Posted by ute4ever

[url]The LDS church has made several policy changes over the years, such as abolishing polygamy, altering the dialogue in the temple endowment, and allowing gays to attend BYU.

But have there been many changes to fundamental doctrinal beliefs concerning the plan of salvation?

LOUL (laughing uproarously loud)

There are a few you left out, by the way.

[SeattleUte]

Here's a question for you. Does the LDS church even have doctrine per se, or is it just a mish mash of ever fluid, orally transmitted and contradictory lore? I think the very question you pose answers this question resoundingly as the latter.

[pelagius]

Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Here's a question for you. Does the LDS church even have doctrine per se, or is it just a mish mash of ever fluid, orally transmitted and contradictory lore? I think the very question you pose answers this question resoundingly as the latter.

It has a doctrine, but I think it is best to think about LDS doctrine as a normally distributed random variable with mean = mu and standard deviation equal to sigma. As long as you are within maybe one standard deviation of mu, then your belief is consistent with LDS doctrine. For some topics the sigma is large and for some topics sigma is very close to zero.

[creekster]

Originally Posted by pelagius

It has a doctrine, but I think it is best to think about LDS doctrine as a normally distributed random variable with mean = mu and standard deviation equal to sigma. As long as you are within maybe one standard deviation of mu, then your belief is consistent with LDS doctrine. For some topics the sigma is large and for some topics sigma is very close to zero.

I am glad you pointed this out. At least now I know why I don't understand it. Who knew that may failure to excel in Trig and calculus would eventually imperil my eternal salvation? Now when my kids ask me why they will ever need advanced math, i will give them a copy of this post.

[pelagius]

Originally Posted by creekster

I am glad you pointed this out. At least now I know why I don't understand it. Who knew that may failure to excel in Trig and calculus would eventually imperil my eternal salvation. Now when my kids ask me why they will ever need advanced math, i will give them a copy of this post.

I am always glad when I can make things even less understandable than they were.

[ute4ever]

Seattle I think you understand the difference between policy and doctrine, but are just trolling. And yes there have been more LDS changes than those I mentioned, hence my use of "such as."

But you cannot put teaching that unbaptized infants are put in limbo on the same plane as establishing a perpetual education fund or raising a missionary bar.

Today's change to Catholic doctrine is the equivalent of Mormons saying there no longer a division in the spirit world.

Policy and doctrine are distinguishable and you know it.

[ewth8tr]

Originally Posted by ute4ever

Seattle I think you understand the difference between policy and doctrine, but are just trolling. And yes there have been more LDS changes than those I mentioned, hence my use of "such as."

But you cannot put teaching that unbaptized infants are put in limbo on the same plane as establishing a perpetual education fund or raising a missionary bar.

Today's change to Catholic doctrine is the equivalent of Mormons saying there no longer a division in the spirit world.

Policy and doctrine are distinguishable and you know it.

Which raises a serious question that I have brought up with other posters before. You've stated before how much you do not like cougarboard and how you just troll there, but come here for thoughtful discussion. If this is the case, why do you continue to troll at times here? Not getting your fill on cougarboard anymore?

[ute4ever]

Was that directed at me or Seattle? I haven't trolled on CB in ages.

[ewth8tr]

sorry, meant to direct it at seattle.