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  • Which Catholic Doctrine Troubles You? (Hour 2)

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    Questions Covered:

    • 01:37 – At what point when someone passes away would God allow repentance if someone passes away if they are incapacitated?
    • 15:05 – Why are we supposed to pray if it just comes down to God’s will anyway?
    • 18:32 – What kinds of roles women have as spiritual mothers of the Church just like priests have specific roles as spiritual fathers.
    • 24:16 – How is it possible to believe that God does not change If Jesus changed quite a bit especially during his time on earth?
    • 41:46 – If two Catholics are civilly married, would that be considered adultery or fornication? If they divorce, what does that mean spiritually for those individuals?
    • 49:23 – If Mary could have been immaculately conceived then why could Jesus not be affected by Mary’s original sin? Why was it necessary for Mary to be immaculately conceived?
    • 56 min
    • Which Catholic Doctrine Troubles You? (Hour 1)

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      Questions Covered:

      • 01:30 – Atheists often argue that evil is evidence against God. If God were all-good, they argue, then no evil would exist. Christian philosophers have given a plethora of responses to this objection. But I was wondering how would Dr. Karlo respond.
      • 15:21 – What is the spirit? What does the Church teach about this and does it teach whether the spirit is conscious?
      • 21:23 – Apostolic succession. Which document shows this unbroken line of papal succession? How could you prove this to a protestant?
      • 36:32 – I’m in RCIA. How do I explain the differences in understanding of the eucharist to someone who is not familiar with it?
      • 47:20 – Regarding God’s omniscience. Is there ever a point where God knows everything we will do before he creates us?
      • 56 min
      • Why Aren’t You Catholic? (Hour 2)

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        Questions Covered:

        • 05:09 – Why do folks not participate in receiving the blood of Christ from the chalice at Mass?
        • 15:30 – Is the Catholic Faith a religion of prayer and faith building?
        • 22:59 – How can the Catholic Church be certain that a saint is in Heaven when they are canonized?
        • 28:55 – How can I explain to my Orthodox friend that the Filoque is an item of separation and why is it that he can receive communion in the Catholic Church?
        • 39:21 – What is the difference between the Protestant and Catholic views of original sin?
        • 46:00 – Why do Catholics have a Pope?
        • 49:34 – How does the liturgical calendar work?
        • 52:09 – What is an appropriate posture for saying the Lord’s prayer during Mass?
        • 56 min
        • Why Aren’t You Catholic? (Hour 1)

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          Questions Covered:

          • 04:29 – Someone might say, “I’m not Catholic because I don’t believe Christ intended the gift of infallibility to continue beyond the apostles, especially in someone like the pope.”
          • 15:58 – Psalm 69:8 Mary perpetual virginity, Jesus I was an alien to my mothers son, does this indicate that Mary had other children?
          • 22:37 – I’m not Catholic because I don’t believe apostolic succession is legitimate?
          • 33:27 – Is spending time in front of crucifix at my home or working at a soup kitchen an acceptable way of spending time with Christ?
          • 41:40 – What is the purification that is spoken about in 1 John 1:7, and does it have any connection to Purgatory?
          • 49:40 – What is the difference between Natural Family Planning and artificial birth control?
          • 56 min
          • The Whys of Catholic Belief (Hour 2)

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            Questions Covered:

            • 18:09 – How do I respond to a protestant when they ask why I feel a need to confess my sins to a priest?
            • 24:14 – Why do we not spend more time in the church forming disciples?
            • 31:57 – Why do we say it’s impossible not to know if you’ve committed a mortal sin?
            • 38:20 – Why does there seem to be a vast difference in the teaching the Church has preserved and the practical application and knowledge of your average Catholic?
            • 46:16 – Why can’t a parent take communion if they have a child who is living at home with a boyfriend or girlfriend?
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            • The Whys of Catholic Belief (Hour 1)

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              Questions Covered:

              • 02:00 – Jesus says in John 20:28, ‘Blessed are those who believe and have not seen.’ Why do Christians believe in Jesus when he commends belief without evidence, which is betrayal of the human intellect?
              • 15:47 – Why don’t Catholics believe that salvation is earned if it really seems like you do?
              • 29:03 – Would it be ok for me to play at a Robbie Burns memorial concert as a Catholic even though he was a Freemason? Why?
              • 45:43 – Why do Catholics believe in the real presence?
              • 49:15 – Why does the Church never teach any specific people who are in hell?
              • 52:01 – The new papal document on Mary. Why did the pope come out with this document? How do we defend it against protestants?
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              • Common Mistakes Catholics Make When Debating Protestants (Hour 2)

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                Questions Covered:

                • 00:30 – The Catholic’s Appeal to Oral Traditions Beyond Scripture
                • 18:23 – Do we have any evidence that some oral traditions persisted?
                • 29:35 – The Catholic’s Use of 2 Thess. 3:6—“stay away from brother who does not walk in accord with the tradition received”
                • 44:25 – The Catholic’s Counter to Mark 7 and the “traditions of men” Argument
                • 47:45 – The Catholic’s Counter to a Fallible List of Infallible Books
                • 56 min
                • Common Mistakes Catholics Make When Debating Protestants (Hour 1)

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                  Topics Covered:

                  • 05:45 – We’re Justified by Works—James 2:24
                  • 18:01 – The Catholic Rejection of Works Preceding Initial Justification
                  • 30:28 – The Catholic Attempt to Reconcile Our Good Works with Grace—“We Must Cooperate with grace”
                  • 36:38 – The Catholic Counter to Romans 3:28—“We are Justified by Faith and Not Works of the Law”
                  • 49:35 – The Catholic’s Appeal to Oral Traditions Beyond Scripture
                  • 56 min

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