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The Why’s of Catholic Belief

Questions Covered:

  • 07:11 - Were there any Church fathers who talked about the Assumption of Mary?
  • 13:16 - Why is the Immaculate Conception proclaimed as a dogma? I know why the Church believes it, but why is it at the level of dogma?
  • 20:47 - By what decree or edict am I bound to agree with and follow the pronouncements of the Pope?
  • 29:35 - What did St. Thomas say about there being two purgatories?
  • 33:18 - Why do we believe that Jesus is the Messiah?
  • 43:40 - When you pass away, do you go to purgatory first, or heaven?
  • 50:10 - How does suffering that doesn’t have a direct effect on someone else, like taking a cold shower, become redemptive?
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