Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

 Questions Covered:

 
  • 4:26 – We know that the devil tempted Jesus. Is there evidence that the devil tempted Mary? 
  • 08:24 - I am being received in the Church this Easter. I was raised with the teaching that Jesus said divorce is unacceptable except when adultery is committed. I think the Catholic Church says it is never permissible. What is the reason for this? 
  • 19:13 - During a Catholic marriage, is it permissible for the betrothed to prostrate themselves, like the priests do when they are ordained? 
  • 22:24 - When you pray, is there any limit of prayer intentions that you can attach to your prayers? 
  • 30:24 - How many angels did God make originally? Does he still make angels now? Is there a finite number of demons? 
  • 34:04 - For the Passover meal, would the Jewish people take the lamb into their house to sacrifice it, or would they sacrifice it outside and then cook it inside? 
  • 36:52 - In the Old Testament, they talk about the Holy of Holies in the Temple and in the Mass, the Real Presence. I thought God was everywhere. How can I understand him being everywhere but more so in one place? 
  • 43:38 - Why does the Old Testament canon differ in content, depending on which codex it was? 
  • 47:53 – A number of parishioners have approached me about the validity of the writings of Luisa Picaretta and the Divine Will. It is not approved by the Church at this time. How should I guide them? 
  • 52:55 - What can one do when researching an issue, but finding that two orthodox moral theologians disagree on that issue? How can one find the correct view? 
 

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