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“Ask a Priest: Is It Sinful to Disagree With a Church Teaching?”
Q: Is mere disagreement with official Church teachings as laid out in the Catechism a major sin in and of itself? – A. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: The answer depends on a lot of factors. There are various levels of teaching within the Catechism. Some are dogmatic. These ...
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“Ask a Priest: Will I ever again be able to receive the Body and Blood of Christ?”
Q: I have been drawn back to my Catholic faith recently. I had been through a civil divorce, and recently I received paperwork to pursue an annulment. My current husband, who is a practicing Baptist, had also gone through a divorce. He too will have to file for an annulment, ...
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“Ask a Priest: What is the ultimate purpose of the Last Judgment?”
Q: If a particular judgment at death sends one to hell immediately, what is the ultimate purpose of a general judgment? -V.V. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: The general judgment, or Last Judgment, will be, so to speak, the last act in history. It will be when all ...
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“Ask a Priest: Did Jesus descend into hell as stated in the Apostles’ Creed?”
Q: In the Apostles’ Creed it states that Jesus descended to hell, but in the Baltimore Catechism it states the souls were in Limbo. Can you clarify? My CCD class is very smart and interested and wants to know, “Which is it?” -D.W. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: ...
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“Ask a Priest: Can Non-Christians Enter Heaven Without Sanctifying Grace?
Q: How do non-Christians enter heaven without sanctifying grace? -O.A. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: You touch on an intriguing topic. Jesus tells us, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit” (John 3:5). So ...
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“Ask a Priest: May We Question What a Pope Says or Does?”
Q: Is it a sin to question something a Pope has said or done? For instance, John Paul II with regards to what some of his encyclicals and actions taught with regards to what previous Popes called false religions? -G.S. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: Your questions prompt ...
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“Ask a Priest: Christ’s suffering and dying on the cross…”
Q: What did Christ accomplish by suffering and dying on the cross? -J.M. Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC A: Your question touches on a core truth of Christ’s mission in the world. As “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world,” Christ by his death ...
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“Ask a Priest: Should I Miss Mass to Appease My Husband?”
Q: I’m going on holiday in a couple of weeks with my husband. I’m a practicing Catholic and my faith is very important to me, increasingly so in recent years. My husband isn’t Catholic or religious at all, and he struggles with this change in me. He’s made a couple ...
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