Open Forum

Questions Covered:

• 03:35 - Can a Catholic date a non-Catholic who hasn’t had their annulment yet? 
• 10:10 - Is it possible that the good thief, since he was crucified with Jesus, could have received the same effects from that as baptism? 
• 14:30 - When I was young I heard that in the future we’d have backpacks that would allow us to transport through the air. Do you know if anything like that was ever developed? 
• 17:35 - Pope Francis has said that all religions are willed by God. Is that actually a Catholic teaching if the Church has said there’s no salvation outside the Church? 
• 21:20 - How can I talk about Catholicism with someone who doesn’t care about denominations and says it’s just about Jesus? 
• 28:38 - At our final judgement, is it possible that God would let us simply choose heaven or hell? 
• 38:00 - My protestant friend is asking me about the “Chrislam Temple,” which will be an interfaith complex in Abu Dhabi uniting a church, a synagogue and a mosque. She says it’s a sign that we’re heading towards a one world religion and the end times. What do you think? 
• 44:50 - What do you know about St. Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People? What can we get from it and is it worth reading? 
• 48:05 - I’ve heard that if you miss the Gospel reading at Sunday mass, you can’t receive the Eucharist and it doesn’t fulfill your Sunday obligation. Is that true? 
• 51:40 - One time a priest didn’t give me a penance after confession. Was it a valid confession?