Open Forum

Questions Covered:

• 05:46 - I’m non-Catholic and am inquiring more about Catholicism. What do I make of the pope and other cardinals and their interactions with leaders of other faiths? 
• 16:41 - Do the souls in purgatory pray for us on earth before they get to heaven? 
• 21:06 - Where in the bible and in the early Church writings does it say that we receive Jesus’ glorified body in the eucharist? 
• 23:25 - Should I remain in the Church if we are all just Christians? 
• 28:38 - If a bishop gets “fired” would he still have the authority to ordain others and administer the sacraments? 
• 31:08 - Why don’t Catholics believe in predestination? 
• 35:28 - An Episcopalian friend asked that if she believes that the Catholic priest consecrates the host, why can’t she receive communion? 
• 40:33 - Why do we need Godparents to receive certain sacraments? 
• 42:22 - How can someone know if they have been relieved from moral culpability due to addiction? 
• 46:20 - What does the Church teach about agnostics who are seeking the truth but haven’t been convinced? Would they lose salvation? 
• 48:55 - Were the people who lied to the Nazi’s about hiding Jews commit a mortal sin? 
• 51:23 - An atheist friend claimed that there are 28 other figures that fit the exact mold of Christ. How do I respond to this? RESOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep-AN7U4OLg