Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered: 

30:54 – Do you see any parallels between Mormonism and Islam? 

35:18 – I found the Osmonds to be a strong family. As a Catholic, can I still admire this Mormon family.    

42:36 – Do Mormons believe Jesus was an Angel?  

45:00 – Did you ever hear of any miracles in the LDS church? 

46:38 – Do I need to get Baptized again when entering the Catholic Church from Mormonism? 

50:33 – Do you find Mormon women more stressed because of a requirement to server from the church?  

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Questions Covered: 

06:38 – I am not Catholic because I grew up as a Lutheran. 

16:20 – Why does Rome accept the apostolic succession of the Roman Catholic Church, but not Anglican Church? 

21:29 – I am Anglican and struggle with the intercession of the Saints and praying to Mary?  

33:45 – I am not Catholic because the priest at my church denied me reconciliation after not attending enough RCIA classes.  

45:41 – I am not Catholic because I struggle Papal supremacy. 

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Questions Covered:

01:30 – While I was praying my rosary, it broke. Does this mean anything? 

05:07 – Could 1 John 5:7 be used as evidence for the Trinity in scripture? 

14:16 – How can I become an apologist? 

18:40 – Why are the angels fighting in Revelation 12? And is that describing something current? 

22:33 – How would you prove to a protestant that the woman in Genesis 3:15 is Mary? 

29:53 – Does the Church have any literature on the topic of why men are leaders in the Church and the home? 

35:13 – Is there historical evidence of dragons? Is it possible that they are what we currently think of as the dinosaurs? 

45:23 – Is it required to have your first reconciliation before your first Communion? Are we supposed to have a CCD program at our parish for this? 

48:32 – Is it better for an atheist to come to believe in some kind of God even if they don’t get all the way to the Christian God? 

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Questions Covered:

04:24 – My Catholic son married a non-denominational Christian who’s trying to get him to raise their kids. What can we do? 

15:08 – I went to the Ark Encounter in Kentucky recently, and they showed dinosaurs on the ark. How does that, and the extremely literal interpretation of Genesis they took, fit in with the Catholic view? 

28:29 – What was the first Catechism officially accepted by the Church? 

30:47 – Was it a sin for me to be the best man at a non-Catholic wedding? 

34:18 – Did the war between the faithful angels and the fallen angels take place in heaven or on earth? 

43:40 – What kind of fruit was on the tree of knowledge of good and evil? 

47:58 – I’ve heard from some non-Catholic sources that the Council of Rome didn’t set the Canon of Scripture. Is that true? 

51:32 – Could the Catholic Church end up revising its declaration that Anglican orders are null and void? 

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Questions Covered:

02:30 – I had a family member convert to fundamentalism. They typically tend to run away from their problems and look for the next new thing. How do I bring them back to the Catholic faith in which they were raised?

12:32 – Taking into account evolution, at what point in time was our race “human enough” to engulf the soul and spirit so we could start partaking with God? Also, is there a point during fermentation of grape juice in which it is considered fit for consecration? Why aren’t we able to use grape juice like Protestants?

22:33 – Are indulgences just shortcuts to heaven? How are they ok?

40:26 – Why do we call on Mary as a particular apparition in certain prayers rather than just calling on her as a whole?

48:51 – Is it wrong to refuse the blood of Jesus at Mass when offered due to germs on the cup?

52:13 – What did God really mean by telling Adam and Eve to not eat from the tree of knowledge? What is the true meaning of the tree of knowledge? Did each of these things have deeper meaning?

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Questions Covered:

17:12 – I have debated with people that deny Mary is the new Ark of the Covenant due to how holy the old Ark was. What would be some good questions for me to ask them to get their minds going?

29:18 – What is the Catholic Church’s stance on editing baby genes for things like down syndrome?

33:55 – I have seen an image of Our Lady and it seems like she has a scar on her right cheek. Are you familiar with this image and do you have any information on it?

36:54 – I’ve found Protestants online saying that the shepherds in Jesus’ time were Levitical shepherds that took care of sheep used in a sacrifice. They also say the cave where Jesus was born was where sacrificial lambs were kept so it was spotless. Why haven’t I heard these things in Catholic tradition?

44:18 – What is the trinity and did it exist before Jesus descended onto Earth?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

05:45 – Why do we say that Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilot in the Creed?

13:18 – If a gay couple can offer a good well balanced homelife why would the Church’s teaching be relevant anymore?

23:01 – What are your thoughts on the bible claim that few go to heaven, and many go to hell?

32:58 – Matthew 5:27, Dennis Prager said that this quote is mistranslated, and the term is not actually “lust” but instead “covet.” Is this true?

40:30 – You wrote an article that said that not everything in the bible is historically accurate. Could you expound on that?

46:04 – Have you ever run into an argument that would try to discredit the papacy and the name change of Peter?

51:03 – How can we claim that Moses was a prophet since in Numbers he was so violent?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

05:45 – Why do we say that Jesus was crucified under Pontius Pilot in the Creed?

13:18 – If a gay couple can offer a good well balanced homelife why would the Church’s teaching be relevant anymore?

23:01 – What are your thoughts on the bible claim that few go to heaven, and many go to hell?

32:58 – Matthew 5:27, Dennis Prager said that this quote is mistranslated, and the term is not actually “lust” but instead “covet.” Is this true?

40:30 – You wrote an article that said that not everything in the bible is historically accurate. Could you expound on that?

46:04 – Have you ever run into an argument that would try to discredit the papacy and the name change of Peter?

51:03 – How can we claim that Moses was a prophet since in Numbers he was so violent?

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Open Forum – Questions Covered:

03:14 – If my son is incapable of committing mortal sin, does he still have to go to confession?

07:57 – Why wasn’t St. Peter arrested for cutting off the soldier’s ear?

16:43 – What is the biblical evidence for Mary’s bodily assumption?

30:35 – What are your issues with sola scriptura?

33:47 – What was the purpose of bringing Lazarus back to life? Where was Lazarus while he was dead?

42:16 – I’ve read Early Church was the Catholic Church and now I want to read the original documents. Which collection of writings do you recommend me reading?

48:48 – How do I respond to my atheist friends that say the apostles experience mass hysteria after Jesus’ death?

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