Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

 Questions Covered:

07:59 - If a person prays while in mortal sin, is meritorious and is God still hearing it? I’ve heard different things from different priests. 

14:46 - Does Tom think the great Apostasy prophesied in Fatima is currently happening now? 

21:04 - I’m thinking about converting from the Methodist church, with the current situation about invalid baptisms in mind, will my baptism be considered invalid? 

23:38 - My friend and I were talking about Martin Luther and the Reformation. She brought up the selling of indulgences. What is the Church’s response? 

35:00 –  Is it true that St. Augustine had a mistress and he called her by a derogatory name?  This was a reason a friend used to leave the Church since he’s a canonized saint. 

40:37 - In Mt. 6. “If you have to cut off a hand to keep from sinning, do it. It sounds very serious, but other places seem to be very light on sin.  What am I supposed to do if I’m struggling with sin? 

48:30 - Speaking in tongues, Is there any explanation on what language it is? 

52:40 - Why can’t a Catholic Priest get married after he becomes a priest, but an Anglican priest can get married? And if the Anglican priest converts to Catholicism, why can he remain a priest and be married? 

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