cappuccina
Former Member
....Being an Eastern Orthodox kinda gal, I'm not as familiar with Mormonism/Church of LDS as I should be, and I have some questions, if you would feel comfortable answering them...(If not, I understand...). I have done some of my own research on this, but am not clear on these things:
1. If someone of the Mormon faith has really transgressed "big time" (i.e., murder), and lies about it, and shows no remorse, I'm assuming that when they die then, they would not be entitled to a Mormon-type of funeral, nor would they be buried in "Temple garments"??
2. Regarding confessions of sins that also happen to be crimes: Is there "confession" of sorts in the Mormon temple? Who can you confess to where the confession would be protected from the secular world? For example, in the Eastern Orthodox church, if you confess to a priest, the content of the confession would be protected even if it is a crime. However, I'm not so sure of this would hold if you decidsed to "spill your guts" to a deacon, for example...
3. Is there something in the Mormon/LDS church similar to what the Amish/Mennonites do regarding excommunicating/shunning someone who has transgressed "big time" (i.e., murder)??
4. How does the concept of "forgiveness" for Mormons differ from the Catholic/Orthodox concept of such, or is it the same?
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This is what I've figured out, but I want to make sure I am being accurate. I get the sense that there are certain crimes that are not forgiven by "good works" in the Mormon Church, murder being one of them. I also understand that members can be excommunicated for soing something heious, but I think the terminology for this is different...
I also get the sense that confession is something that can be done publicly or privately, but I don't know how it is dealt with if the information given in the confession also relates to a serious crime...
(The Mark Hacking case also comes to mind here...)
1. If someone of the Mormon faith has really transgressed "big time" (i.e., murder), and lies about it, and shows no remorse, I'm assuming that when they die then, they would not be entitled to a Mormon-type of funeral, nor would they be buried in "Temple garments"??
2. Regarding confessions of sins that also happen to be crimes: Is there "confession" of sorts in the Mormon temple? Who can you confess to where the confession would be protected from the secular world? For example, in the Eastern Orthodox church, if you confess to a priest, the content of the confession would be protected even if it is a crime. However, I'm not so sure of this would hold if you decidsed to "spill your guts" to a deacon, for example...
3. Is there something in the Mormon/LDS church similar to what the Amish/Mennonites do regarding excommunicating/shunning someone who has transgressed "big time" (i.e., murder)??
4. How does the concept of "forgiveness" for Mormons differ from the Catholic/Orthodox concept of such, or is it the same?
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This is what I've figured out, but I want to make sure I am being accurate. I get the sense that there are certain crimes that are not forgiven by "good works" in the Mormon Church, murder being one of them. I also understand that members can be excommunicated for soing something heious, but I think the terminology for this is different...
I also get the sense that confession is something that can be done publicly or privately, but I don't know how it is dealt with if the information given in the confession also relates to a serious crime...
(The Mark Hacking case also comes to mind here...)