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#12117 Can I Attend Mass Celebrated by an Excommunicated Priest? - Joe Heschmeyer

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Is it valid or even permissible to attend a Mass led by an excommunicated priest or bishop? We explore this complex issue and also dive into questions on Mary’s perpetual virginity, altar calls at Pentecostal services, and the meaning behind “baptism for the dead.”

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Questions Covered:

  • 04:55 – My wife is Pentecostal and I attend early morning Mass and then Pentecostal service with wife and children I want to know if it is ok  to go up to altar call with my wife and children? 
  • 14:53 – How to refute quantum mechanics disproving the Aristotelian proof of God and Causality 
  • 18:22 – Perpetual Vigirnity of Mary. Is it reasonable to think that St. Joseph did not know that Mary had taken a vow of Virginity? 
  • 24:30 – St. Paul, scripture, baptism for the dead, he has a theory of what it means, wants to get Joe’s take…He thinks baptism for those who are dead in their sin 
  • 32:50 – Why does St. Paul go against the Council of Jerusalem when he says some Christians can eat meat sacrificed to idols? 
  • 36:25 – Can I attend a Mass that is being celebrated by an excommunicated priest or bishop? 
  • 42:41 – Mary’s role as intercessor in light of Lukes passages on sword piercing her soul, and the Magnificat. 
  • 47:04 – Girlfriend died 3 years ago, he led her to Christ, wants to know if he can still pray to her, even though she may be in Purgatory, and can he ask her to pray for him 
  • 52:04 – Calling back with follow-up question, his wife does not want the kids baptized in the Catholic Church. Should he still passively participate? 
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