Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

 Questions Covered:

  • 02:00 - I’m Catholic and I’m concerned about the religious indifferentism that is taking over and even seeping into the Catholic Church itself. 
  • 08:21 - you have any advice on scrupulosity?  
  • 17:00 - 18 yr old son came and said “I should not be Catholic because I do not believe everything the Catholic Church teaches” how do I respond to this? 
  • 24:53 – In regard to the pandemic and lockdown what is your take on those of us who feel that the Churches should not have closed in the first place? I am having trouble trusting our shepherds now because of everything that went on during those times. 
  • 34:53 - Here there is a 3 year wait for marriage annulment and the fact that one cannot receive Communion until they are fully annulled can be life-changing to some. Are steps being taken to change the waiting period? 
  • 41:35 - Why is the stigmata on the shroud of Turin on Christ’s wrists while certain saints (for example Padre Pio) had the stigmata on their palms? 
  • 45:36 - I have heard rumors that Pope Francis is going to release a document that hinders the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass. Are there previous documents that “protect” the ability to perform the Traditional Latin Mass?  

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum Part 1

Callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.   Questions Covered: 06:35  - The translation 1 Tim. 3:15 seems to change based on the version of Scripture you use. Which is correct?   14:15  - How long did Joseph and Mary live in Egypt before Herod died?   19:50  - How can I answer my Protestant friend who says that God predestined us to heaven or hell because he is all-knowing, even before He creates us?   24:11  - I am in RCIA but the coronavirus is messing up the schedule for me to become Catholic.  Is there any way for me to become Catholic in an emergency rite?   29:33  - What is the best way to dive into the catechism for the first time?   33:33  - Can you tell me more about the blessing of religious items? What is the purpose of this?   38:34  - I don’t understand where we find penance in Scripture. In the
Read more

Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum for Non Catholics

  Questions Covered:   13:54  - Was the historical Reformation a lost cause?   22:00  - If the physical body is a manifestation of your identity, how do intersex people or people with chromosome abnormalities identify? Are gender and sex synonymous in the Catholic faith?   29:42  - If Peter was married and the Eastern Catholics can marry, why do Roman priests have to be celibate?   35:15  - If the Marian doctrines are so necessary to Catholicism, why did none of the epistles cover them?   44:36  - How do you know if you’re in purgatory? And is purgatory the dark night of the soul?   49:03  - Why do Catholics think Protestants are wrong about the Eucharist when the early church seems to resemble Protestantism more?    
Read more

Catholic Answers Live - Bible Blueprint for the Eucharist and the Priesthood

 What is the biblical evidence for the Eucharist and the Catholic priesthood? Questions Covered:   02:38  - My friends who are Messianic Jews and they say that the Last Supper was just a Passover  meal,  and he was speaking metaphorically. How can I respond to this?   13:13  - When Pontius Pilate washed his hands of Christ, was he condemning Christ?   44:55  - I don’t believe that salvation requires works or receiving the Eucharist to get to heaven. Why do Catholics claim that it does?  
Read more