Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered:

07:08 – How do we respond to: If Mary was sinless why would she die? 

13:15 – What are the Nephilim? 

20:15 – Does prayer affect the will of God in our life? 

28:41 – My protestant boss is going on a mission, and I want to write a bible verse on his card. What would be a good verse to write in as a Catholic? 

33:47 – How do we know Jesus was here for all of us and not just Jews since He is the Jewish Messiah? 

38:11 – What’s the earliest account that we have on the sacrament of reconciliation? 

44:01 – How are we to understand the idea that schism is wrong, but Jesus and the apostles were in schism with Judaism? 

50:37 – My Catholic friend has started talking to a medium and has been supposedly receiving messages from his father. I told him to talk to a priest and the priest told him it was ok. How do I respond? 

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Pre-recorded show aired on December 8, 2022

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Pre-recorded show aired on December 8, 2022

 

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Questions Covered:

02:34 – How did they elect a new pope in the early years before the conclave? When did it become the responsibility of the college of cardinals?

07:44 – I was taught that Christianity was the reason why the west has hospitals, schools, care for widows and dignity for women etc. but i get pushback saying Buddhist and other religious cultures also had that.

12:52 – Where was Joseph at the time of the crucifixion?

16:35 – With extreme political views like fascism, is Catholicism capable of fending those off?

21:45 – What should we meditate on when praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy?

23:11 – How should I address a member of my bible study embracing and promoting her daughter’s gender transition. Was it a sin for me not to say anything?

33:27 – I live in a protestant dominant area. Everyone celebrates Christmas early during advent. How much of that should we encourage and participate in?

36:45 – Wouldn’t 1. Cor. 11 make more sense and agree more with consubstantiation because the accidents are still present?

43:10 – In the bible it mentions the veil in the temple being torn in two and as a protestant I was taught that this was a sign that the priesthood was no longer necessary. What is the Catholic understanding?

45:52 – My wife’s cancer medication forced her into early menopause. Knowing that we can’t procreate, Is it moral to engage in the marital act?

49:31 – How do you stay resilient when being faced with attacks from protestants?

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Questions Covered:

01:53 – 2. Sam. 24:1 God said to David make a census but the 1st. Chronicles 21:1 Satan entices David to take a census. Who incited David to make the census. Is this a contradiction? 

12:18 – If I am in a state of mortal sin and can only get a ride from a friend who only has a provisional license and legally can’t ride with him, am I morally okay to still get a ride with him? 

15:23 – How would you refute the Orthodox claim that liturgical abuse in Catholicism is the biggest sign that the Catholic Church is not the one true Church? 

21:19 – Is it wrong for me to go to clinic that has some involvement with abortion but seeking non abortion services? 

23:57 – I’m an illustrator that has to do a lot of research for references. Some of the things I have to research dives into pagan deities. How do I find the line between my faith and these things that make me feel uncomfortable? 

33:41 – Are we only going to see Jesus in heaven or are we also going to see God the Father? 

39:00 – I struggle with the idea that fallen away Catholics getting married outside the Church don’t have a valid marriage. How should I approach those marriages? Can I celebrate them? 

46:30 – I’m allergic to incense and my pastor just started using it heavily. Where does this leave me in attending mass? 

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Questions Covered:

05:35 – What are your thoughts on prima scriptura over sola scriptura? 

12:36 – How should we approach submission to church authority when we have problems with her teachings? 

21:58 – How do I level admonishment and prudence when considering approaching a friend who married outside of the Church? 

33:28 – John the Baptist knew that Jesus was the Messiah in Mt.3 but sent to question whether He was the Messiah in Mt. 11. Was he doubting Jesus? 

41:23 – How does the Catholic Church elect its new bishops? 

45:38 – If God knows everything, why did he still create Satan and the third of the angels that fell? 

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Questions Covered:

22:01 – What’s the difference between stem cells and cell lines? 

34:13 – How do we respond to people who ground human value in consciousness? 

36:54 – Could you give an overview of transhumanism and if there is any link to the covid vaccine? 

41:19 – What do you think is the reason why people become gay? Is it genetic or is it cultural? 

46:51 – The drug Humera is made with human and animal cells. Do you know what those cells are specifically from? https://cogforlife.org/ 

49:23 – If a trans person is considering joining the Catholic Church, would they have to detransition? 

52:40 – Have we forgotten that there is a stage in human development where we have a nonsexual same sex attraction? 

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Questions Covered:

03:05 –  How would one come to know the gender of one who is intersex? 

11:21 – What’s the reasoning behind the teaching that Jesus is present in both species? 

14:45 – Is it possible to live a contemplative life as a married man? 

21:57 – If Adam and Eve were perfect before the fall how did they have imperfect judgment by choosing sin? 

30:01 – How can we prove that Mary was always a virgin? 

38:12 – How can I prove that we receive salvation through faith and works and not salvation through faith alone? 

43:19 – Does God already know if we are going to heaven or hell? 

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Questions Covered:

04:01 – Imagine a technology developed that gives two people the ability to share feelings, emotions, physical sensations, etc., with each other as if they were truly experiencing the other person in the exact state that they are in at that moment in time. I’m thinking of a situation where John is trying to explain how he feels about something important, but he just can’t put it into words for Jane to understand. To solve the problem, they both connect their minds with the technology and for a brief moment, Jane knows exactly the how’s and why’s of John’s emotions, even his physical sensations or pain or pleasure. She is now able to understand him on a level that is too complex for words, resulting in greater intimacy and love between them. If we apply this to Church teaching on marriage, would a husband and wife be obligated to participate in this activity as a means of total giving of oneself to the other? If not, could you think of some variation of this technology or scenario that the Church would promote or even require? For the purpose of this thought experiment, assume that you wouldn’t be able to abuse this technology or generally use it in a negative way.

15:30 – Is there competition in heaven? It seems to be part of human nature.

18:54 – Assuming that there is life on other planets and that they have been given the same immortal souls as we have, and assuming that they are susceptible to death as we are, does that mean that Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory are currently comprised of human souls and the souls of what we would consider aliens, too?

22:51 – Has a convert ever been Pope?

24:32 – Are the proposed alien sightings aliens or angels and/or demons?

34:25 – My understanding is that the soul is the life principle. When stem cells are removed from a body and cultured, do they receive a new sensitive soul but not rational soul?

41:52 – Some writers through history have depicted multiple “levels” of hell and heaven (e.g. Dante). Is there any biblical support for distinct experiences of heaven and hell?

48:06 – Could the other people mentioned in Genesis be the Neanderthals? (See Genesis 4 and the reference to the people who might kill Cain)

52:03 – What happens to your soul if you get assimilated by the Borg?

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Questions Covered:

06:01 – What proof is there that the Catholic Church existed before the 3rd century. A Protestant challenged me on that.

12:39 – Why does the Old Testament sound so harsh? It feels like we cherry pick what we follow from it.

18:25 – Would killing a sentient robot be considered murder?

20:51 – What would be a good book to learn about the Marian dogmas?

30:30 – How do I convince an atheist or agnostic that God is real in simple terms?

32:59 – If the keys were given alone to Peter, how do we reconcile the Church fathers not recognizing that?

37:46 – How do we know the bible is the real Word of God?

44:40 – How do I refute the claim that abortion is self-defense?

49:11 – What’s the difference between the deity of Christ and the divinity of Christ?

51:28 – In Matthew 24 Jesus talks about the great tribulation. What did Jesus mean by it?

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