Jimmy Akin, senior apologist at Catholic Answers, selects from weird and wacky questions submitted via the internet and tackles them head on in this episode of “Weird Questions.” If you have a mysterious, fantastic, or otherworldly query, please email it to [email protected].  

Questions Covered:

01:58 – Is it possible that the Star of Bethlehem was a UFO?

12:33 – Is the absence of any reference in the Infancy narratives to time travelers asking to hold Baby Jesus evidence against the eventual invention of time travel? I can’t be the only one who wants to hold Him.

18:42 – What’s the deal with Krampus?

21:07 – Would it be morally wrong to invent a fictional character who delivers gifts on Christmas, then convince one’s children that this fictional character exists?

23:30 – Does encouraging belief in Santa make children doubt their faith when they learn the truth?

28:59 – If you live on one of Jupiter’s moons, how do you know which Earth time zone to observe in order to know when to hold midnight Mass on Christmas Eve?

33:30 – Since Jesus inherited no DNA from a human father, why is he not a clone of Mary?

39:40 – Would Jesus already know where Joseph and Mary hid his presents?

42:50 – If a time-traveler were to discover that the Nativity really occurred in 6 BC or 4 BC, would we adjust our calendar system to reflect that?

45:10 – As a Greek speaking Bishop, would St. Nicholas follow the Julian or the Gregorian calendar for his celebration of Christmas?

49:02 – Could the baby Jesus have developed colic? If Jesus was like us in all things but sin, does that mean he got sick?

51:29 – What will they use for Christmas Trees on Mars?

52:16 – Should the church be making a bigger deal about the Feast of the Annunciation rather than the Nativity in order to emphasize that Christ was incarnate on Earth 9 months before he was technically born

Want more from Jimmy Akin? 

The Bible Is A Catholic Book 

Teaching with Authority 

A Daily Defense: 365 Days (plus one) to Becoming a Better Apologist 

The Fathers Know Best: Your Essential Guide to the Teachings of the Early Church 

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