What Would It Take for Catholics and Orthodox to Reunite? Marriage Validity and Confession

“What would it take for Catholics and Orthodox to reunite?” This question opens a discussion on the complexities of Christian unity, while also addressing varied topics such as the validity of a non-Catholic marriage without civil ceremony, the necessity of confession after salvation, and the differences in gospel accounts of the women at the tomb.

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Questions Covered:

• 01:35 - What would it take for the Catholics and Orthodox to reunite?
• 14:48 - Is my mom’s marriage valid? She and he are non-Catholic but baptized. She didn’t get civilly married, but it was a public ceremony with witnesses. Both were married before, but those previous spouses have died.
• 18:30 - I was told that once you are saved there is no need for confession. How does a Catholic respond to that?
• 29:29 - I heard a Protestant say we have the same spirit that raised Lazarus from the dead. Is that true?
• 35:00 - Why do the four gospels list different women at the tomb?
• 40:16 - My wife and I are converts. We were non-Catholics when we married. It was a non-Church ceremony at an embassy. There were not vows. But it was a legal marriage. Are we married in the Church? Do we need to have it convalidated?
• 47:27 - Does the Church infallibly teach that Mary had no actual sin?
• 51:05 - Could you comment on how the prodigal son narrative relates to the act of confession? Is this parable an example of confession?