Questions Covered:

08:02 – How come Peter never wrote any gospels? Were the 4 who did write the gospels considered superior over the others? 

13:42 – Did the power that Pharoah have in the story of the Exodus come from demons? 

17:22 – I have recently had long-time, life-long, cradle Catholics tell me that there is not much of a difference between being a Catholic and being Lutheran. One of them, in particular, is actively exploring his options to leave the Catholic Church to join the Lutheran Church. What are the most compelling things that you would share with Catholics like this to encourage them to stay in the Catholic Church? 

24:38 – What is the Catholic Church’s belief about whether the Blessed Mother physically “delivered” Jesus as in “labor and delivery?” Is it the Church’s belief that since she is ever-virgin that she did not go through birth in the same way as all women? How does this relate to Revelations Chapter 12 verse 2? 

31:30 – How does the idea of God being “pure act” square with the fact that God chose to do certain things and not other things? 

37:27 – When I go to Confession and I say “”I am sorry for these and all the sins of my past life””, and I am absolved by the priest, why would I need to go to Purgatory. Aren’t all my sins forgiven? 

44:03 – The Apostles’ Creed has a line saying that Jesus “descended into hell.”  Please explain this, since that is the last place he should be!   

49:37 – Did the Old Testament period realize God was a trinity? 

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