I’ve noticed a lot of criticism of the Catholic Church lately. I actually really love and respect that institution.
Why? Whenever someone is referring to how violent of a religion Christianity is, they almost universally are referring to the Catholic Church. Also, I’m pretty sure that their official stance, even though Pope’s of late have been incredibly ecumenical (something that simply does not go hand in hand with Christianity), would be that Joseph Smith and his successors were false prophets. Why would you respect an institution that claims that?
Sure, it utilizes more than the Bible as a source, but I assure you, so does Protestantism, even when they pretend not to.
I feel like this should be a red flag for Christians. At my most faithful I was always against Lutheranism and Calvinism too for the exact same reason.