I am an Army Chaplain - and a Mormon (or LDS) one at that. Let me clear up a few of Mr. Trudeau’s misconceptions:
Neither I nor any other non-Catholic chaplains conduct “last rites” or the Sacrament of the Sick for any Catholic. That’s not our lane - we leave that for Catholic chaplains/priests. A general Christian or nondenominational prayer could be said by the chaplain to ask the Lord’s blessing on the Soldier, but that’s about it.
Mormons have NOT practiced plural marriage or polygamy since 1890. Doonesbury is perpetuating a century-old stereotype here for a laugh. He either didn’t do his homework or doesn’t care about telling the truth. BTW, the splinter groups (e.g., FLDS) that practice polygamy do not call themselves “Mormons”.
I do thank the cartoonist for giving a week of his strip to an often unsung group of heroes - chaplains of the US Armed Forces.
I am an Army Chaplain - and a Mormon (or LDS) one at that. Let me clear up a few of Mr. Trudeau’s misconceptions:
Neither I nor any other non-Catholic chaplains conduct “last rites” or the Sacrament of the Sick for any Catholic. That’s not our lane - we leave that for Catholic chaplains/priests. A general Christian or nondenominational prayer could be said by the chaplain to ask the Lord’s blessing on the Soldier, but that’s about it.
Mormons have NOT practiced plural marriage or polygamy since 1890. Doonesbury is perpetuating a century-old stereotype here for a laugh. He either didn’t do his homework or doesn’t care about telling the truth. BTW, the splinter groups (e.g., FLDS) that practice polygamy do not call themselves “Mormons”.
I do thank the cartoonist for giving a week of his strip to an often unsung group of heroes - chaplains of the US Armed Forces.
CH (MAJ) Chris Degn San Antonio, TX