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#12565 Is Lent Works-Based Superstition? – Why Aren’t You Catholic? - Joe Heschmeyer

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“Is Lent works-based superstition?” This question opens a discussion on the nature of Lent and its significance in Catholic practice. Other topics include guidance for those considering confession, the complexities of excommunication related to abortion, and the relationship between Tradition and Scripture.

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Questions Covered:

  • 01:24 – Is Lent works-based Catholic superstition?
  • 04:41 – I’m leaning towards Catholicism. If I decide to go to confession, what’s the best way of going about it?
  • 12:18 – Why if you help someone get an abortion, you’re automatically excommunicated but not if you murder someone?
  • 15:21 – How can I bring the gospel to my family?
  • 29:48 – If Tradition and scripture are of equal authority, then why can tradition change and evolve but scripture can’t?
  • 42:38 – I’m looking into Catholicism, but my Catholic friends won’t talk to me about it. I even went to a Catholic Church and even the priest wouldn’t give me more resources. Can you shed some light on this?
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