The brethren have proclaimed publicly that they have no idea why blacks were denied the priesthoods, and that previous reasons were folk doctrine. You'd better head down to the COB and straighten them out.
Statements on the reasons, right or wrong, don't change the fact that it's still doctrine that descendents of Cain were denied the priesthood. It has not been stated that this in and of itself was wrong. Just that certain opinions as to why are wrong.
So the General Authorities are out of harmony with official doctrine. Got it.
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.
Statements on the reasons, right or wrong, don't change the fact that it's still doctrine that descendents of Cain were denied the priesthood. It has not been stated that this in and of itself was wrong. Just that certain opinions as to why are wrong.
So the General Authorities are out of harmony with official doctrine.
The very definition of LDS doctrine the Church puts out implies they can be. However on this particular issue, it doesn't appear to be the case.