February 21, 2012, Official Statement — LDS, Church Statement on Violations of Proxy Baptism Policy,

February 21, 2012, Official Statement — LDS, Church Statement on Violations of Proxy Baptism Policy, 

Salt Lake City —

In response to questions about violations of the Church's proxy baptism policy, the Church issued the following statement:

 

The Church keeps its word and is absolutely firm in its commitment to not accept the names of Holocaust victims for proxy baptism.

 

It takes a good deal of deception and manipulation to get an improper submission through the safeguards we have put in place.

 

While no system is foolproof in preventing the handful of individuals who are determined to falsify submissions, we are committed to taking action against individual abusers by suspending the submitter’s access privileges. We will also consider whether other Church disciplinary action should be taken.

 

It is distressing when an individual willfully violates the Church’s policy and something that should be understood to be an offering based on love and respect becomes a source of contention.

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