September 30, 2025

#12393 Can Mary Be Sinless? – Why Aren’t You Catholic? - Karlo Broussard

“Can Mary be sinless if all have sinned?” This question opens a discussion on Marian dogmas and their biblical foundations, alongside inquiries about the Catholic Church’s stance on divorce and communion, and the journey from Orthodoxy to Catholicism.

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Questions Covered:

5:40 – The Catholic Church teaches that the reason why we stand in a right relationship with God—that’s to say, the reason we’re justified—is because of the interior righteousness that is brought about within us when we’re initially justified. But if that’s the case, then the focus would move away from the perfection of the work of Christ to the believer who has to maintain the state or condition, thereby dividing the glory between the savior and the saved.

7:11 – I have trouble with Marian dogmas because I believe they contradict the bible. The Assumption of Mary is never mentioned in scripture. How can Mary be sinless if the bible says that all have sinned and have fallen short.

18:04 – I’m Protestant interested in Catholicism. My Methodist church has fallen away from biblical teachings. Why aren’t divorced people allowed in the Church but people who advocate for abortion allowed to receive communion?

18:15 – I’m going to leave Orthodoxy for either High Church Anglican or Catholicism. What advice do you have for me?

28:40 – I’ve studied Catholicism as a Protestant for years now. Does the Holy Spirit leave you when you commit a mortal sin and get the Holy Spirit back when you repent?

30:54 – What’s the true faith and how can you know it’s true?

40:32 – I grew up protestant and was taught that worshipping idols is wrong. Praying to the dead seems wrong.

40:35 – I wasn’t raised with religion forced upon me. What is Protestantism?

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