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Under what specific circumstances does a bishop give consent to disparity of cult marriages?
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Is blasphemy against the Church partially the same as blasphemy against the Holy Spirit? Could you explain. If not, how different are they? What is the “sin against the Holy Spirit?”
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According to GIRM only certain types of hymns and music are permitted at a Catholic Mass. Why do youth insist on secular or Christian pop songs like Hillsong for Mass?
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Can a psychopath misuse the sacrament of confession? According to human ethics, is this justified?
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Why doesn’t the Catholic Church baptize as Jesus was baptised in the river Jordan?
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Does the jewish Passover and Christian Pesaha fall on the same date every year?
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Do indulgences and inquisition come under papal infallibility. Why or why not?
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How would you account for women asked to cover their heads in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16? Why is such a misogynistic statement not removed from the Holy Bible yet? Does the church support this statement?
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According to the Bible, the Sabbath day is Saturday. So why do Catholics not celebrate Sunday as Sabbath? Where in the Bible can I find a reference to Sunday being the Sabbath day.
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When a couple is unable to conceive due to unexplained infertility, is it acceptable to proceed with alternative methods of IUI if not IVF?
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According to biblical teachings should Christians be allowed to cremate the corpse even in the time of pandemic?
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Who is the whore of Babylon mentioned in the book of revelations if it is not the Catholic Church?
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In Rom 16:1 and 16:7, St. Paul introduces Phoebe, a woman deacon and Junia, an apostle. If there were women priests in the early Catholic Church, why not allow women priesthood now?
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Several Catholics and some Jesus Youth families too, go for Bharatnatyam classes. This dance form is actually a worship and veneration to idols. What is the teaching on this?
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If God is merciful and loving, why do we see God commanding to kill people, even children in the old testament. How do we understand this in the Church’s point of view?
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Greetings. I would like recommendations on resources (books, websites, etc) for 1) Learning Catholic and Church history 2) Bible commentaries
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Why do Catholics believe many concepts that are not in the Bible – like assumption of Mary, child baptism etc?
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If God acts in our conscience showing us good and bad and guiding us irrespective of religion, what is the need of following religious rituals for salvation?
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If the church teaches that the dead cannot pray for the living, how do we believe that saints can intercede for us?
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What is the purpose of life? How as a Catholic, one can achieve that purpose?
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Is drinking alcohol permissible for a Jesus Youth, especially for a person who is in a leadership position?
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The Bible says “we should forgive others”. Then why do people seek the law for punishment against crime?
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Is using contraceptive of any type a sin when one or both married persons are HIV positive?
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Why do some people burn candles to pray. Is it necessary to burn candles and pray? God looks at the heart right?
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In the religion of Christianity we see divisions. Did Jesus ever wish to establish a boundary called religion? Wasn’t his ideologies much above that?
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Catholics consider Saints as mediators and role models They are saying saints pray for us but the Bible has not mentioned any such thing.
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Is it a sin if a Catholic Judge sentences someone who is proved guilty as per law to death?
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To whom were the Epistles of St. Paul written? Why were they written? Which of these are considered authentic?
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Soldiers kill enemies to protect their country. But killing is against the fifth commandment. How do we explain this?
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Does a single plenary indulgence remit us from the temporal punishments of all the sins I have ever done in my life?
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The world is making tremendous progress when it comes to gender equality. Why isn’t the Catholic Church allowing women priests?
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Bible says the world was formed in 7 days. But Science says it took billions of years. How do you explain this?
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Is it ok for anybody to use footwear/sandals on the altar? Is it to do with rites (Western (Latin) and Eastern)? Or is it to do with traditions?
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How does the catholic community know that Jesus was born on the 25th of December and not on some other day?
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Are humans the only living creatures with souls? What about animals and plants?
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Can people not misuse the sacrament of confession by continuing to sin and hoping to confess afterwards.
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Rather than speaking of the unconditional love of Abba Father, why do some in the Church focus on creating fear by preaching about sin and it’s after effect?
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Aren’t arranged marriages archaic and out-dated? Why in some cultures it is still followed?
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Girls are asked to wear shawls in church which someone told me that was because Holy Mary wore it. But isn’t this an old tradition? We do not see this followed in other countries?
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Is purgatory mentioned in the New Testament and has Jesus taught about it in his sermons?
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I am really confused about mortal sins. Is there a whole list of mortal sins a person can commit?
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