Edited sentence: "  (2 Nephi 10:16).In fact, the Catholic Church, in the 1970s, offered to build, finance, and donate 100% control of a proposed BYU-Italy to the LDS Church, an offer which was rejected by the LDS Church.In the 1960s as well as now, most Mormons do not equate the Whore of Babylon with the Roman Catholic Church.Since LDS teach that the light of Christ or conscience "lighteth every man that cometh into the world," (John 1:9) those who violate conscience or seek to overthrow or suppress free exercise of conscience, or those who seek to addict or enslave anyone, would belong to this group.Some LDS people interpret this to mean that the whore consists of any organizations or individuals that collectively fight against God, His followers, or the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.The most clear LDS doctrine on the matter is that the whore consists of all who fight against Zion (meaning the pure in heart): "Wherefore, he that fighteth against Zion, both Jew and Gentile, both bond and free, both male and female, shall perish; for they are they who are the whore of all the earth; for they who are not for me are against me, saith our God