tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120238813914793869.post7062009226058590902..comments2023-08-02T02:44:07.417-07:00Comments on Some Mormon Stuff: Images, Icons, and the Christian crossAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00408107024181430641noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120238813914793869.post-78079388529044517092009-06-09T12:22:04.633-07:002009-06-09T12:22:04.633-07:00See "Mormons and the cross," by Peggy Fl...See "<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/lds/ci_12256269" rel="nofollow">Mormons and the cross,</a>" by <a href="mailto:pstack@sltrib.com#_blank" rel="nofollow">Peggy Fletcher Stack</a> at the Salt Lake Tribune (05/04/2009). <br /><br />"Roots of opposition to the cross were laid in the 1920s, when then-apostle McKay was president of the church's European Mission. He noted with disdain one Catholic celebration in Belgium, where people were "drinking and carousing until 6:30 a.m." <br /><br />"He also saw the obstacles Mormon missionaries faced in Catholic countries such as France, Italy and Spain, while having more success in Protestant areas such as Great Britain. <br /><br />"Tensions in Utah arose in the 1930s, Reed writes, when the state's Roman Catholic Church became more concentrated and powerful. Catholic Bishop Duane Hunt launched a radio show intended to reaffirm the faith of the state's Catholics, but the Mormon leadership -- including McKay, by then in the First Presidency -- saw Hunt's addresses as a veiled attempt to convert Mormons. <br /><br />"Two years after becoming president in 1953, McKay pointed to a Catholic church in California and commented: "There are two great anti-Christs in the world: Communism and that church." <br /><br />"In 1957, McKay established the LDS Church's no-cross protocol, saying it was not proper for LDS girls to wear it on their jewelry, saying the cross is "purely Catholic. ... Our worship should be in our hearts." <br /><br />"Though McKay later tempered his comments about Catholicism, his opposition to the cross became church policy. From that day to this, Mormons look askance at any member who pays too much homage to the ubiquitous Christian symbol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5120238813914793869.post-72356214899113862292009-06-06T00:13:27.511-07:002009-06-06T00:13:27.511-07:00See "Cross called a 'stumbling block'...See "<a href="http://www.mormontimes.com/people_news/education/?id=2348" rel="nofollow">Cross called a 'stumbling block' for Mormonism</a>," by Lynn Arave at <a href="http://www.mormontimes.com" rel="nofollow">mormontimes.com</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com