Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered:

02:17 – God never said contraception was sinful, in fact the bible says the opposite.

10:15 – I’m confused. Isn’t it apostasy to go to the Greek Orthodox Church?

15:55 – If we say God is everywhere, can we say he is in hell?

20:05 – Why do we call Mary holy?

24:17 – Why do we call Mary THE woman when there are women in the bible who are also called woman?

33:29 – Where did the Church come up with the theology of everyone having a guardian angel?

38:14 – What prayer does the priest use to turn the host and the wine in the body and blood of Jesus?

42:43 – Why is the SSPX able to give the eucharist but not validly forgive sins before Pope Francis’ approval?

47:12 – Why do protestants say it’s blasphemous to pray the rosary?

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Questions Covered:

04:18 – Why Catholicism over Greek Orthodoxy?

11:23 – Why doesn’t the Catholic understanding of ‘holding fast to the tradition’ assume that all the oral traditions of the Church were included into scripture?

20:13 Is moral relativism a new form of Gnosticism?

28:39 – Where did the idea of Satan falling come from? How did he conceive the thought of going against God?

37:30 – Why do we say that we bless the Lord?

44:59 – Is there a difference between Greek Orthodox and Greek Catholic Orthodox?

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Questions Covered:

02:33 – Why is Ez.23:20 so graphic in its description?

14:00 – Is there anything in scripture that tells us whether Jesus was present at damning souls to Sheol?

20:04 – Where in the bible does Jesus say ‘I am God, worship me?’

30:25 – Is there any use of the 7 day week before Genesis?

37:05 – How can you tell the difference in what has already happened and what will happen in the book of Revelation?

42:44 – Psalm 2 in the Douay-Rheims version uses the word Christ. Why is that?

48:12 – I’m Protestant. I’ve heard the argument that the OT does not apply to us because it wasn’t meant as instruction to us but only the Jews. What does the Catholic take on this?

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Questions Covered:

05:14 – Why was the gospel of Thomas not included in the canon?

16:19 – Jesus quotes Isaiah in Matthew and says traditions get in the way, then why do Catholics emphasize tradition?

29:07 – Who gave us the bible?

34:22 – I’m a revert. What’s a good resource to properly understand the book of Daniel?

36:35 – I’m a protestant. How does a Catholic understand Romans 3:21-22?

45:41 – Why are there so many different versions of the bible? Which is the original and what’s a good Catholic good version?

52:35 – Has the Church ever recognized a Protestant interpretation of the bible?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

08:32 – My former Catholic friend keeps telling me that I’m going to hell for being Catholic. How do I refute the claim that the Church is the whore of Babylon?

18:38 – How can an indulgence be attached to a certain design of a crucifix like the Pardon Crucifix?

21:02 – Do Protestants believe that the work of saying the sinner’s prayer brings them salvation?

32:35 – I’m a protestant in RCIA and I work at my church. I know I’m going to be asked about the priest abuse scandal. How do I respond and what safeguards have been put in place to protect the innocent?

44:08 – Wouldn’t calling the Church the whore of Babylon be considered bearing false witness?

48:45 – If someone dies without baptism, do they immediately go to hell?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

03:15 – Regarding CCC 2267 on the death penalty. Why was there a change and does it change anything practically?

10:39 – How can the Pachamama incident be looked upon other than in a negative light?

17:41 – Why are there so many variations of Jesus’ and Mary’s name? What is the original and should we go back to it?

24:00 – Is it proper to pray at crosses on the side of the road where people have died?

28:45 – How do I respond to my protestant friend who says Mary didn’t give her consent until Jesus was older?

40:42 – What is the Catholic view of the Calvinistic view of total depravity?

44:16 – Is it okay to do yoga for just physical well being and not for spiritual purposes?

46:37 – Wasn’t it evident that Mary knew Jesus was God at the Annunciation?

49:10 – Do we have conclusive evidence that Jesus believed himself to be God?

51:55 – My husband was not baptized. Does this mean that our marriage is invalid?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

04:15 – I heard from a bishop that sexual immorality wasn’t considered grave matter until the 17th century. Is there any credence to this?

07:04 – If we believe that the Eucharist is the body of Christ, why do we do it every mass?

11:58 – How can the pope be infallible if humans are fallible?

15:00 – My protestant friend compares images of Jesus with his hand blessing and the image of Baphomet. How do I respond to this?

19:12 – When we die and go to heaven, what’s the point of the second judgment?

28:50 – If mortal sin requires full knowledge and grave matter, why was Adam’s sin considered grave if it sounds more like curiosity?

34:45 – How did the apostles know who Moses and Elijah were during the transfiguration?

40:38 – How do I explain purgatory to a protestant who doesn’t accept Maccabees?

45:56 – Why was Jesus allowed to teach in the synagogue without a formal educational upbringing?

48:04 – Why can’t we accept the eucharist as symbolic if all the other sacraments are symbolic gestures and yet still efficacious?

51:24 – How do you reconcile Isaiah’s prophecy of the woman not having birth pains and Revelation’s prophecy of the woman suffering birth pains?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

03:37 – How is it the pope is free from error and yet the popes have done such terrible things, have disagreed and have changed their minds?

13:02 – Can a non-Catholic participate and benefit in adoration?

17:12 – What was the reason for changing to the Novus Ordo?

24:45 – If Jesus did have brothers and sisters, what issues would that cause?

33:58 – How much devotion to Mary is too much?

47:57 – Can one offer a spiritual communion for someone’s intention?

51:35 – How would you describe the difference in the theology of the eucharist and transubstantiation and how someone would defend the transgender movement?

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Open Forum  – Questions Covered:

01:47 – Is it sinful or sacrilegious to receive communion on the hand?

05:28 – Where should I start when learning apologetics?

09:09 – Is it morally acceptable to kill a baby in the womb, if there is a risk of the baby killing the mother?

16:44 – Why do you need to receive communion when you’re in 2nd grade?

19:46 – Can I still receive the eucharist even if I don’t believe it’s the body and blood of Jesus?

24:25 – Does the prayer “Lord Im not worthy…” contradict St. Paul sayings on no one receiving the body and blood unworthily?

33:50 – Do souls in heaven still have free will?

38:05 – What’s the best way to dialogue with schismatic traditionalists?

43:45 – I’m new to RCIA and I’m struggling with the Trinity. Can you help clarify it?

51:00 – What’s the church’s stance on salvation outside the Church specifically in Judaism and Islam?

52:57 – Is there a difference between Catholic bibles and Protestant bibles?

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