Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

 Questions Covered:

  • 06:29 - How do you respond to a Protestant who believes in soul sleep? When I present the story of Lazarus and the rich man, they say it’s purely symbolic. 
  • 16:50 - My uncle is divorced and remarried. Could this be valid? How should I behave toward his family? 
  • 22:40 - In what order did the Annunciation, Visitation, and Joseph’s dream happen? Did Joseph accompany Mary to Elizabeth’s home? 
  • 28:36 - How can we best understand the mark of the beast? 
  • 33:18 - Can a baby be baptized still in the womb in an emergency? 
  • 36:15 - I have heard people mention a break in the Trinity. What is that? It is evidenced by Jesus saying God has abandoned him on the cross. 
  • 43:45 - If Mary did not know that she was immaculately conceived, then what did she mean by calling God her savior in Luke 1:47? 
  • 50:22 - I am a new convert and I don’t understand what a plenary indulgence is. Can you explain it to me? 

Resources Mentioned:

 
  • Ep. 138 – JAMW
  • A Primer on Indulgences by Jimmy Akin
  • Myths on Indulgences by Jimmy Akin
  • Pope Paul 6th Indulgentiarum Doctrina
  • The Drama of Salvation

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