In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, Joe Heschmeyer discusses a wide range of questions on Catholic doctrine and apologetics. Topics include: when salvation occurs in the case of baptism of desire, the difference between sacrifices due to God and those made for others, and how to respond to Protestants who claim unity isn’t needed if we all share the fruits of the Spirit. Joe also addresses how to explain the word “Catholic” in the Apostles’ Creed to non-Catholics, whether Muslims worship the same God as Christians, biblical evidence for Mary’s perpetual virginity, and how to counter gnostic-sounding claims about sin being “in the body.”

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Questions Covered:

08:58 – In the case of baptism of desire, when is the person saved?

17:57 – What type of sacrifice is due to God alone? As opposed to the type of sacrifices we make for others.

29:02 – If Protestants have fruits of the Spirit, some see that as a deterrent to unity (why seek unity when we all have fruits of the Spirit). How do we respond to that?

34:21 – My parents are Presbyterian. They see the word “Catholic” in the apostles’ creed and say that since Catholic means universal it’s simply referring to all the churches. How do we respond to that?

38:25 – The CCC says Muslims worship the same God as Abraham. How do we understand that since Muslims don’t think they worship the same God as us?

44:12 – Where in the Bible can we find Mary’s perpetual virginity?

51:25 – My friend thinks that sin is “in” the body. So when we die we don’t have sin because we don’t have our body. To me that sounds like gnosticism, but he doesn’t think it is. How can I respond to him?