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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

The French reject religion because of their intellectual traditions, which, whether the common man realizes it or not, have seeped into the fabric of their conciousness. Those traditions are as incompatible with Mormonism as what Catholicism has to offer, probably more so.

Where am I arguing that the French will ever accept LDS doctrines in large measure?

The French are NOT intellectuals, nor are the religious, nor will they likely ever be. It's not due to intellectual traditions, but simply due to complexities within their culture and history, but to portray them as having intellectual traditions that necessarily reject religious faith is to misunderstand the French.