Catholic Answers Focus

Questions Covered:

03:50 – What is the difference between papal supremacy and papal primacy? What does the Church teach on these two? 

12:43 – What is the biblical basis for the sacraments being administered in persona Christi? 

22:31 – If individual conscience is prime, how intrusive can the Church be when it runs against individual conscience. Specifically, in regard to the vaccine. 

35:20 – God was and always will be and it’s hard to wrap our minds around that. Why would he make human beings at this precise time? 

41:15 – How do Catholics reconcile 1 Tim 3:2 with celibacy?

51:20 – We know there are 7 sacraments, 2 being marriage and religious life. Why isn’t being single a sacrament of vocation as well? 

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Questions Covered:

07:59 – If a person prays while in mortal sin, is meritorious and is God still hearing it? I’ve heard different things from different priests. 

14:46 – Does Tom think the great Apostasy prophesied in Fatima is currently happening now? 

21:04 – I’m thinking about converting from the Methodist church, with the current situation about invalid baptisms in mind, will my baptism be considered invalid? 

23:38 – My friend and I were talking about Martin Luther and the Reformation. She brought up the selling of indulgences. What is the Church’s response? 

35:00 –  Is it true that St. Augustine had a mistress and he called her by a derogatory name?  This was a reason a friend used to leave the Church since he’s a canonized saint. 

40:37 – In Mt. 6. “If you have to cut off a hand to keep from sinning, do it. It sounds very serious, but other places seem to be very light on sin.  What am I supposed to do if I’m struggling with sin? 

48:30 – Speaking in tongues, Is there any explanation on what language it is? 

52:40 – Why can’t a Catholic Priest get married after he becomes a priest, but an Anglican priest can get married? And if the Anglican priest converts to Catholicism, why can he remain a priest and be married? 

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Questions Covered:

19:56 – I have a friend with SSA, how do I walk with her in love and not leave her without offending her? We are both Catholics. 

29:12 – I have an adult daughter who has SSA and is in a relationship. How do I support my daughter without supporting her actions, especially since some Catholics support and encourage SSA? 

38:04 – I’m a high school teacher and a member of the LGBT community, isn’t boiling someone down to having SSA not showing them respect or understanding the fullness of what that means? 

48:34 – What are your thoughts on protestant churches that focus on being LGBT friendly instead of salvation? 

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Questions Covered:

05:58 – I discovered “No salvation outside the Church” when reverting to the Faith. How do we share this message in a gentle way? 

13:18 – Do you see whether people object to the faith because of the moral or the scientific side more? 

17:47 – My son asked me: Why does God let the devil exist and also to tempt Eve? 

22:44 – Regarding the We vs I on baptism: I’m getting a lot of push back from friends, how do I respond? 

41:46 – I’m an atheist, I don’t see a need to defend the faith. Could you discuss the demonization of atheists among churchgoers. 

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Questions Covered:

07:58 – When Jesus came he said he didn’t come to change but to continue but why did he change the teaching on divorce? 

18:08 – 1.How is it justified that Jacob deceived his brother for his birthright and the blessing worked. 2. Why did the Israelites pray for quail if they had livestock as well? Why didn’t they just eat the livestock? 

38:07 – Follow-up on veils – My priest told us that we veil because women are sacred and the things that are sacred should be veiled like a tabernacle. I would like to know your thoughts on this. 

46:12 – My wife is Methodist, and I’m considering leaving the Methodist church for the Catholic Church. How can I present an argument from the bible for using wine during communion? They claim it’s a sacrilege to use wine. 

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Questions Covered: 

03:38 – Is there a contradiction between Romans 8:15 and Galatians 4:6? 

10:43 – Was the prayer of Hannah in 1 Sam. 1:10-13 the first prayer recorded in the bible? 

15:04 – John 17:11 Hebrew 1:4, Is the name Jesus also the name of the father? 

20:50 – 1 Corinthians 11, Paul requires women to veil, why has the Catholic Church made this optional? 

31:53 – I’m a non-Catholic Christian, can we trust the canon of the bible without trusting the Catholic Church? 

41:49 – Besides the bible and the 10 commandments, is there any evidence for the exodus? 

50:09 – In Mt. 7:13 Jesus says that the way to salvation is narrow, does that mean that most people aren’t saved? 

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Questions Covered:

12:34 – Where is a good place to meet people that follow what they actually believe? 

16:19 – I teach confirmation and had a student ask this question: when God created light, is that also when He created heat? 

21:23 – Regarding confession: is matter and form more important, or is intent, since some don’t say the same word during absolution? 

24:09 – Where in our DNA are inclinations for our likes and dislikes and can this be analogous for same sex attractions? 

40:00 – How do we reconcile old and new covenant theology on the Levitical priesthood being eternal? 

47:30 – Where can I find more about St. Joseph in the bible? 

50:01 – Would a baptism be valid if a deacon poured water only touching the hair and not the actual skin? 

53:05 – Follow up on Henry’s question on absolution: If all your sins are forgiven during absolution would that include the sins that you didn’t confess? 

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Questions Covered:

13:12 – Could you summarize the first debate between Amari and French on First Things? 

20:48 – One of the biggest problems in society today is pop culture. How can I guide my children away from this modernist view? Can we evangelize in stories? 

32:19 – There’s a lot of Catholics that are OF the world and receive communion. They want to be accepted how they are. What do we do about them? 

41:08 – What is the role of protestants in evangelizing in the culture? 

49:49 – What are your thoughts on the integralist/liberal debate going on today? 

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Questions Covered:

01:37 – Since the penalty for original sin was death and Mary was conceived without original sin, why did she face death? I know in some teachings we hear that she died. 

06:07 – My family and I are on our journey to the Church; this is one of the final obstacles. Did she have to be immaculately conceived? I don’t see it as necessary. 

13:12 – Who is the pope accountable? I know God but when he errs what are the steps to hold him accountable 

21:10 – If a person loves God with all his heart and soul and loves his neighbor as himself, does he have everything he needs to be saved? 

28:36 – I’m Catholic and try to pray the rosary daily, is praying the rosary daily a necessity? 

33:32 – What makes sacramentals special and writing 20+C+M+B+22 on your door? It sounds superstitious. 

43:30 – Why choose the Catholic Church over other churches who have apostolic succession? 

48:14 – Why is purgatory not mentioned in the bible? 

52:47 – Can you respond to sexual abuse in the Church? 

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Questions Covered:

06:46 – I’m an atheist, how can you be sure that the Nicene Creed is in accordance with Jesus’ teachings? 

17:53 – I don’t think the Church makes sense when they invalidate baptisms based on the change of one word from “I” and “we” 

31:29 – My son raised this objection: When lockdowns hit, we could watch Mass on TV and not be in mortal sin but now we must return to churches. Why can’t I just continue watching the Mass on TV since I can focus more and not be distracted by others? 

42:48 – I’m flirting with Orthodoxy, what’s the difference between the Catholic teaching on papal infallibility and the Orthodox understanding? 

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